Keep silence for the most part, and speak only when you must, and then briefly.
EPICTETUSFirst say to yourself what you would be; and then do what you have to do.
More Epictetus Quotes
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No man is free who is not master of himself.
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It is impossible for a man to learn what he thinks he already knows.
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Circumstances don’t make the man, they only reveal him to himself.
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No matter where you find yourself, comport yourself as if you were a distinguished person.
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Every difficulty in life presents us with an opportunity to turn inward and to invoke our own submerged inner resources. The trials we endure can and should introduce us to our strengths.
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Man is not worried by real problems so much as by his imagined anxieties about real problems.
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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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It is not he who reviles or strikes you who insults you, but your opinion that these things are insulting.
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No matter what happens, it is within my power to turn it to my advantage.
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Difficulty shows what men are.
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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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Make the best use of what is in your power, and take the rest as it happens.
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Happiness and personal fulfillment are the natural consequences of doing the right thing.
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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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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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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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When something happens, the only thing in your power is your attitude toward it; you can either accept it or resent it.
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Don’t demand or expect that events happen as you would wish them do. Accept events as they actually happen. That way, peace is possible.
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To live a life of virtue, match up your thoughts, words, and deeds.
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Progress is not achieved by luck or accident, but by working on yourself daily.
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Happiness and freedom begin with a clear understanding of one principle.
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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.
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The best place to get help is from yourself.
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Small-minded people blame others. Average people blame themselves. The wise see all blame as foolishness.
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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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It is more necessary for the soul to be cured than the body; for it is better to die than to live badly.
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