The world turns aside to let any man pass who knows where he is going.
EPICTETUSDon’t consent to be hurt and you won’t be hurt – this is a choice over which you have control.
More Epictetus Quotes
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It is impossible for a man to learn what he thinks he already knows.
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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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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 key is to keep company only with people who uplift you, whose presence calls forth your best.
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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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If you wish to live a life free from sorrow, think of what is going to happen as if it had already happened.
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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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Nature hath given men one tongue but two ears, that we may hear from others twice as much as we speak.
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When we blather about trivial things, we ourselves become trivial, for our attention gets taken up with trivialities. You become what you give your attention to.
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No man is free who is not master of himself.
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It is unrealistc to expect people to see you as you see yourself.
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If you want to improve, be content to be thought foolish and stupid.
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Try not to react merely in the moment. Pull back from the situation. Take a wider view. Compose yourself.
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If you would be a reader, read; if a writer, write.
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We can’t control the impressions others form about us, and the effort to do so only debases our character.
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