Happiness and personal fulfillment are the natural consequences of doing the right thing.
EPICTETUSNo man is free who is not master of himself.
More Epictetus Quotes
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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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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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He who is not happy with little will never be happy with much.
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Men are not troubled by things themselves, but by their thoughts about them.
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Progress is not achieved by luck or accident, but by working on yourself daily.
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Have the wisdom to know what cannot be changed, and the strength to change what can.
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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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It is not he who reviles or strikes you who insults you, but your opinion that these things are insulting.
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Suffering arises from trying to control what is uncontrollable, or from neglecting what is within our power.
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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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Nature hath given men one tongue but two ears, that we may hear from others twice as much as we speak.
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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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The more we value things outside our control, the less control we have.
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The people have a right to the truth as they have a right to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.
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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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