Desire and happiness cannot live together.
EPICTETUSCircumstances don’t make the man, they only reveal him to himself.
More Epictetus Quotes
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All religions must be tolerated for every man must get to heaven in his own way.
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Nothing truly stops you. Nothing truly holds you back. For your own will is always within your control.
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All philosophy lies in two words, sustain and abstain.
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When something happens, the only thing in your power is your attitude toward it; you can either accept it or resent it.
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The greater the difficulty, the more glory in surmounting it. Skillful pilots gain their reputation from storms and tempests.
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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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A ship should not ride on a single anchor, nor life on a single hope.
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No matter where you find yourself, comport yourself as if you were a distinguished person.
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You become what you give your attention to. If you yourself don’t choose what thoughts and images you expose yourself to, someone else will, and their motives may not be the highest.
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Don’t demand or expect that events happen as you would wish them do. Accept events as they actually happen. That way, peace is possible.
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Wisdom means understanding without any doubt that circumstances do not rise to meet our expectations. Events happen as they may. People behave as they will.
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Have the wisdom to know what cannot be changed, and the strength to change what can.
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Books are the training weights of the mind.
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The key is to keep company only with people who uplift you, whose presence calls forth your best.
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Freedom and happiness are won by disregarding things that lie beyond our control.
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