It’s so simple really: If you say you’re going to do something, do it. If you start something, finish it.
EPICTETUSIf evil be spoken of you and it be true, correct yourself, if it be a lie, laugh at it.
More Epictetus Quotes
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In prosperity it is very easy to find a friend; but in adversity it is the most difficult of all things.
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Do not try to seem wise to others.
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What concerns me is not the way things are, but rather the way people think things are.
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No man is free who is not master of himself.
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Events do not just happen, but arrive by appointment.
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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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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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No great thing is created suddenly. There must be time. Give your best and always be kind.
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It is impossible for a man to learn what he thinks he already knows.
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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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Authentic happiness is always independent of external conditions.
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It is better to die of hunger having lived without grief and fear, than to live with a troubled spirit, amid abundance.
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Freedom is the only worthy goal in life. It is won by disregarding things that lie beyond our control.
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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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Books are the training weights of the mind.
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