Nothing truly stops you. Nothing truly holds you back. For your own will is always within your control.
EPICTETUSGive me by all means the shorter and nobler life, instead of one that is longer but of less account!
More Epictetus Quotes
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Books are the training weights of the mind.
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To live a life of virtue, match up your thoughts, words, and deeds.
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Authentic happiness is always independent of external conditions.
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I laugh at those who think they can damage me. They do not know who I am, they do not know what I think, they cannot even touch the things which are really mine and with which I live.
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We can’t control the impressions others form about us, and the effort to do so only debases our character.
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We should do everything both cautiously and confidently at the same time.
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If you wish to live a life free from sorrow, think of what is going to happen as if it had already happened.
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Do not try to seem wise to others.
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Make the best use of what is in your power, and take the rest as it happens.
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Try not to react merely in the moment. Pull back from the situation. Take a wider view. Compose yourself.
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Freedom and happiness are won by disregarding things that lie beyond our control.
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It is our attitude toward events, not events themselves, which we can control. Nothing is by its own nature calamitous, even death is terrible only if we fear it.
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Keep your attention focused entirely on what is truly your own concern, and be clear that what belongs to others is their business and none of yours.
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No great thing is created suddenly. There must be time. Give your best and always be kind.
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The world turns aside to let any man pass who knows where he is going.
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