We suffer not from the events in our lives but from our judgement about them.
EPICTETUSWhoever is going to listen to the philosophers needs a considerable practice in listening.
More Epictetus Quotes
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You can be happy if you know this secret: Some things are within your power to control and some things are not.
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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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If you wish to be good, first believe that you are bad.
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Don’t live by your own rules, but in harmony with nature.
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A ship should not ride on a single anchor, nor life on a single hope.
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Don’t explain your philosophy. Embody it.
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People are not disturbed by things, but by the views they take of them.
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Men are not troubled by things themselves, but by their thoughts about them.
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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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If you want to improve, be content to be thought foolish and stupid.
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It is unrealistc to expect people to see you as you see yourself.
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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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Difficulty shows what men are.
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All philosophy lies in two words, sustain and abstain.
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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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