What concerns me is not the way things are, but rather the way people think things are.
EPICTETUSWhat concerns me is not the way things are, but rather the way people think things are.
EPICTETUSIt’s so simple really: If you say you’re going to do something, do it. If you start something, finish it.
EPICTETUSDesire and happiness cannot live together.
EPICTETUSWhen something happens, the only thing in your power is your attitude toward it; you can either accept it or resent it.
EPICTETUSNo matter where you find yourself, comport yourself as if you were a distinguished person.
EPICTETUSIt is better to die of hunger having lived without grief and fear, than to live with a troubled spirit, amid abundance.
EPICTETUSDon’t consent to be hurt and you won’t be hurt – this is a choice over which you have control.
EPICTETUSIf evil be spoken of you and it be true, correct yourself, if it be a lie, laugh at it.
EPICTETUSNo great thing is created suddenly. There must be time. Give your best and always be kind.
EPICTETUSDon’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.
EPICTETUSI laugh at those who think they can damage me. They do not know who I am, they do not know what I think, they cannot even touch the things which are really mine and with which I live.
EPICTETUSNature hath given men one tongue but two ears, that we may hear from others twice as much as we speak.
EPICTETUSDo not try to seem wise to others.
EPICTETUSIn prosperity it is very easy to find a friend; but in adversity it is the most difficult of all things.
EPICTETUSWhat concerns me is not the way things are, but rather the way people think things are.
EPICTETUSWealth consists not in having great possessions, but in having few wants.
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