Don’t be concerned with other people’s impressions of you. They are dazzled and deluded by appearances. Stick with your purpose. This alone will strengthen your will and give your life coherence.
EPICTETUSDon’t be concerned with other people’s impressions of you. They are dazzled and deluded by appearances. Stick with your purpose. This alone will strengthen your will and give your life coherence.
More Epictetus Quotes
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The more we value things outside our control, the less control we have.
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No man is free who is not master of himself.
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We suffer not from the events in our lives but from our judgement about them.
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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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Keep your attention focused entirely on what is truly your own concern, and be clear that what belongs to others is their business and none of yours.
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Do not try to seem wise to others.
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If you would be a reader, read; if a writer, write.
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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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Keep silence for the most part, and speak only when you must, and then briefly.
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Happiness and freedom begin with a clear understanding of one principle.
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Wealth consists not in having great possessions, but in having few wants.
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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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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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Give me by all means the shorter and nobler life, instead of one that is longer but of less account!
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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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