Know you not that a good man does nothing for appearance sake, but for the sake of having done right?
EPICTETUSDesire and happiness cannot live together.
More Epictetus Quotes
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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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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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People are not disturbed by things, but by the views they take of them.
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It is unrealistc to expect people to see you as you see yourself.
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A ship should not ride on a single anchor, nor life on a single hope.
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First learn the meaning of what you say, and then speak.
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Happiness and personal fulfillment are the natural consequences of doing the right thing.
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No matter what happens, it is within my power to turn it to my advantage.
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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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Books are the training weights of the mind.
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The best place to get help is from yourself.
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All philosophy lies in two words, sustain and abstain.
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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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