Give me by all means the shorter and nobler life, instead of one that is longer but of less account!
EPICTETUSIt is not he who reviles or strikes you who insults you, but your opinion that these things are insulting.
More Epictetus Quotes
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Wealth consists not in having great possessions, but in having few wants.
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Books are the training weights of the mind.
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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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Only the educated are free.
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He who is not happy with little will never be happy with much.
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Freedom and happiness are won by disregarding things that lie beyond our control.
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Is freedom anything else than the right to live as we wish? Nothing else.
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Attach yourself to what is spiritually superior, regardless of what other people think or do. Hold to your true aspirations no matter what is going on around you.
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It is impossible for a man to learn what he thinks he already knows.
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It takes more than just a good looking body. You’ve got to have the heart and soul to go with it.
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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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No great thing is created suddenly. There must be time. Give your best and always be kind.
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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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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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