All philosophy lies in two words, sustain and abstain.
EPICTETUSWhat concerns me is not the way things are, but rather the way people think things are.
More Epictetus Quotes
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Seek not the good in external things; seek it in yourselves.
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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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The world turns aside to let any man pass who knows where he is going.
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When you are offended at any man’s fault, turn to yourself and study your own failings. Then you will forget your anger.
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We should do everything both cautiously and confidently at the same time.
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People are not disturbed by things, but by the views they take of them.
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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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The more we value things outside our control, the less control we have.
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Don’t explain your philosophy. Embody it.
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A ship should not ride on a single anchor, nor life on a single hope.
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It’s not what happens to you, but how you react to it that matters.
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Do not try to seem wise to others.
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Ruin and recovering are both from within.
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Don’t live by your own rules, but in harmony with nature.
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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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