Keep silence for the most part, and speak only when you must, and then briefly.
EPICTETUSDon’t explain your philosophy. Embody it.
More Epictetus Quotes
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Only the educated are free.
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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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We should do everything both cautiously and confidently at the same time.
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Books are the training weights of the mind.
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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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Give me by all means the shorter and nobler life, instead of one that is longer but of less account!
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The best place to get help is from yourself.
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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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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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People are not disturbed by things, but by the views they take of 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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The key is to keep company only with people who uplift you, whose presence calls forth your best.
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Renew every day your conversation with God: Do this even in preference to eating. Think more often of God than you breathe.
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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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