It takes more than just a good looking body. You’ve got to have the heart and soul to go with it.
EPICTETUSWealth consists not in having great possessions, but in having few wants.
More Epictetus Quotes
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Anything worth putting off is worth abandoning altogether.
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There is only one way to happiness and that is to cease worrying about things which are beyond the power or our will.
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First say to yourself what you would be; and then do what you have to do.
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All philosophy lies in two words, sustain and abstain.
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Freedom is the only worthy goal in life. It is won by disregarding things that lie beyond our control.
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In trying to please other people, we find ourselves misdirected toward what lies outside our sphere of influence. In doing so, we lose our hold on our lifes purpose.
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Happiness and freedom begin with a clear understanding of one principle.
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Don’t live by your own rules, but in harmony with nature.
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Nature hath given men one tongue but two ears, that we may hear from others twice as much as we speak.
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Progress is not achieved by luck or accident, but by working on yourself daily.
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Don’t be concerned with other people’s impressions of you. They are dazzled and deluded by appearances. Stick with your purpose. This alone will strengthen your will and give your life coherence.
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The more we value things outside our control, the less control we have.
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If evil be spoken of you and it be true, correct yourself, if it be a lie, laugh at it.
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Imagine for yourself a character, a model personality, whose example you determine to follow, in private as well as in public.
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It is unrealistc to expect people to see you as you see yourself.
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