Whoever is going to listen to the philosophers needs a considerable practice in listening.
EPICTETUSCircumstances don’t make the man, they only reveal him to himself.
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It is unrealistc to expect people to see you as you see yourself.
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Happiness and personal fulfillment are the natural consequences of doing the right thing.
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He who is not happy with little will never be happy with much.
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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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If you seek Truth, you will not seek to gain a victory by every possible means; and when you have found Truth, you need not fear being defeated.
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No man is free who is not master of himself.
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First learn the meaning of what you say, and then speak.
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Freedom and happiness are won by disregarding things that lie beyond our control.
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Anything worth putting off is worth abandoning altogether.
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He is a wise man who does not grieve for the things which he has not, but rejoices for those which he has.
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Don’t explain your philosophy. Embody it.
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Circumstances don’t make the man, they only reveal him to himself.
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Tentative efforts lead to tentative outcome.
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In prosperity it is very easy to find a friend; but in adversity it is the most difficult of all things.
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Give me by all means the shorter and nobler life, instead of one that is longer but of less account!
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