Difficulty shows what men are.
EPICTETUSIf you wish to live a life free from sorrow, think of what is going to happen as if it had already happened.
More Epictetus Quotes
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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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We should do everything both cautiously and confidently at the same time.
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It is not death or pain that is to be dreaded, but the fear of pain or death.
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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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Keep silence for the most part, and speak only when you must, and then briefly.
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Have the wisdom to know what cannot be changed, and the strength to change what can.
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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’s time to stop being vague. If you wish to be an extraordinary person, if you wish to be wise, then you should explicitly identify the kind of person you aspire to become.
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Nothing truly stops you. Nothing truly holds you back. For your own will is always within your control.
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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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The greater the difficulty, the more glory in surmounting it. Skillful pilots gain their reputation from storms and tempests.
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It is unrealistc to expect people to see you as you see yourself.
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Any person capable of angering you becomes your master; he can anger you only when you permit yourself to be disturbed by him.
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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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