It is not death or pain that is to be dreaded, but the fear of pain or death.
EPICTETUSAll religions must be tolerated for every man must get to heaven in his own way.
More Epictetus Quotes
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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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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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A ship should not ride on a single anchor, nor life on a single hope.
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It is impossible for a man to learn what he thinks he already knows.
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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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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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Only the educated are free.
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The best place to get help is from yourself.
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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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No great thing is created suddenly. There must be time. Give your best and always be kind.
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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 better to die of hunger having lived without grief and fear, than to live with a troubled spirit, amid abundance.
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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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Is freedom anything else than the right to live as we wish? Nothing else.
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Any person capable of angering you becomes your master; he can anger you only when you permit yourself to be disturbed by him.
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