Don’t explain your philosophy. Embody it.
EPICTETUSFirst say to yourself what you would be; and then do what you have to do.
More Epictetus Quotes
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Wisdom means understanding without any doubt that circumstances do not rise to meet our expectations. Events happen as they may. People behave as they will.
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Don’t live by your own rules, but in harmony with nature.
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No matter where you find yourself, comport yourself as if you were a distinguished person.
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He is a wise man who does not grieve for the things which he has not, but rejoices for those which he has.
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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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Make the best use of what is in your power, and take the rest as it happens.
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We should do everything both cautiously and confidently at the same time.
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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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Keep silence for the most part, and speak only when you must, and then briefly.
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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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Tentative efforts lead to tentative outcome.
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Progress is not achieved by luck or accident, but by working on yourself daily.
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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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Have the wisdom to know what cannot be changed, and the strength to change what can.
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Difficulty shows what men are.
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