Only the educated are free.
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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The best place to get help is from yourself.
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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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It is unrealistc to expect people to see you as you see yourself.
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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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Nothing truly stops you. Nothing truly holds you back. For your own will is always within your control.
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We all carry the seeds of greatness within us, but we need an image as a point of focus in order that they may sprout.
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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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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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Keep silence for the most part, and speak only when you must, and then briefly.
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All religions must be tolerated for every man must get to heaven in his own way.
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There is only one way to happiness and that is to cease worrying about things which are beyond the power or our will.
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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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Seek not the good in external things; seek it in yourselves.
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No man is free who is not master of himself.
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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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