First say to yourself what you would be; and then do what you have to do.
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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The greater the difficulty, the more glory in surmounting it. Skillful pilots gain their reputation from storms and tempests.
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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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The key is to keep company only with people who uplift you, whose presence calls forth your best.
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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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The greater the difficulty, the more glory in surmounting it. Skillful pilots gain their reputation from storms and tempests.
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Events do not just happen, but arrive by appointment.
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No matter where you find yourself, comport yourself as if you were a distinguished person.
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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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Desire and happiness cannot live together.
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It is impossible for a man to learn what he thinks he already knows.
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Ruin and recovering are both from within.
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Seek not the good in external things; seek it in yourselves.
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Do not try to seem wise to others.
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Don’t live by your own rules, but in harmony with nature.
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Renew every day your conversation with God: Do this even in preference to eating. Think more often of God than you breathe.
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