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.
EPICTETUSIt is better to die of hunger having lived without grief and fear, than to live with a troubled spirit, amid abundance.
More Epictetus Quotes
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Try not to react merely in the moment. Pull back from the situation. Take a wider view. Compose yourself.
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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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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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If you would be a reader, read; if a writer, write.
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Have the wisdom to know what cannot be changed, and the strength to change what can.
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Ruin and recovering are both from within.
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We suffer not from the events in our lives but from our judgement about them.
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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’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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Don’t be concerned with other people’s impressions of you. They are dazzled and deluded by appearances. Stick with your purpose. This alone will strengthen your will and give your life coherence.
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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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Desire and happiness cannot live together.
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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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No great thing is created suddenly. There must be time. Give your best and always be kind.
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Only the educated are free.
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