Men are not troubled by things themselves, but by their thoughts about them.
EPICTETUSWhen you are offended at any man’s fault, turn to yourself and study your own failings. Then you will forget your anger.
More Epictetus Quotes
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Do not try to seem wise to others.
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Only the educated are free.
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It is impossible for a man to learn what he thinks he already knows.
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Keep silence for the most part, and speak only when you must, and then briefly.
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Man is not worried by real problems so much as by his imagined anxieties about real problems.
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We should do everything both cautiously and confidently at the same time.
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Tentative efforts lead to tentative outcome.
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Other people’s views and troubles can be contagious. Don’t sabotage yourself by unwittingly adopting negative, unproductive attitudes through your associations with others.
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It is unrealistc to expect people to see you as you see yourself.
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The essence of philosophy is that a man should so live that his happiness shall depend as little as possible on external things.
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We all carry the seeds of greatness within us, but we need an image as a point of focus in order that they may sprout.
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Suffering arises from trying to control what is uncontrollable, or from neglecting what is within our power.
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It’s so simple really: If you say you’re going to do something, do it. If you start something, finish it.
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We all dread a bodily paralysis, and would make use of every contrivance to avoid it; but none of us is troubled about a paralysis of the soul.
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No matter what happens, it is within my power to turn it to my advantage.
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