Man is not worried by real problems so much as by his imagined anxieties about real problems.
EPICTETUSMan is not worried by real problems so much as by his imagined anxieties about real problems.
EPICTETUSIn prosperity it is very easy to find a friend; but in adversity it is the most difficult of all things.
EPICTETUSTo live a life of virtue, match up your thoughts, words, and deeds.
EPICTETUSIt takes more than just a good looking body. You’ve got to have the heart and soul to go with it.
EPICTETUSHappiness and freedom begin with a clear understanding of one principle.
EPICTETUSFirst learn the meaning of what you say, and then speak.
EPICTETUSWisdom means understanding without any doubt that circumstances do not rise to meet our expectations. Events happen as they may. People behave as they will.
EPICTETUSWhat concerns me is not the way things are, but rather the way people think things are.
EPICTETUSThe greater the difficulty, the more glory in surmounting it. Skillful pilots gain their reputation from storms and tempests.
EPICTETUSHappiness and personal fulfillment are the natural consequences of doing the right thing.
EPICTETUSIf you would be a reader, read; if a writer, write.
EPICTETUSWe should do everything both cautiously and confidently at the same time.
EPICTETUSIt is not death or pain that is to be dreaded, but the fear of pain or death.
EPICTETUSFreedom and happiness are won by disregarding things that lie beyond our control.
EPICTETUSDemand not that things happen as you wish, but wish them to happen as they do, and you will go on well.
EPICTETUSIt’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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