In trying to please other people, we find ourselves misdirected toward what lies outside our sphere of influence. In doing so, we lose our hold on our lifes purpose.
EPICTETUSIt’s time to stop being vague. If you wish to be an extraordinary person, if you wish to be wise, then you should explicitly identify the kind of person you aspire to become.
More Epictetus Quotes
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We all carry the seeds of greatness within us, but we need an image as a point of focus in order that they may sprout.
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Progress is not achieved by luck or accident, but by working on yourself daily.
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Don’t consent to be hurt and you won’t be hurt – this is a choice over which you have control.
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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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Demand not that things happen as you wish, but wish them to happen as they do, and you will go on well.
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Know you not that a good man does nothing for appearance sake, but for the sake of having done right?
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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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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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Happiness and freedom begin with a clear understanding of one principle.
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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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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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Books are the training weights of the mind.
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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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Tentative efforts lead to tentative outcome.
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All religions must be tolerated for every man must get to heaven in his own way.
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