Don’t live by your own rules, but in harmony with nature.
EPICTETUSDo not try to seem wise to others.
More Epictetus Quotes
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The essence of philosophy is that a man should so live that his happiness shall depend as little as possible on external things.
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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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If you wish to be good, first believe that you are bad.
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A ship should not ride on a single anchor, nor life on a single hope.
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Demand not that things happen as you wish, but wish them to happen as they do, and you will go on well.
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By accepting life’s limits and inevitabilities and working with them rather than fighting them, we become free.
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It is impossible for a man to learn what he thinks he already knows.
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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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Whoever is going to listen to the philosophers needs a considerable practice in listening.
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Progress is not achieved by luck or accident, but by working on yourself daily.
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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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What concerns me is not the way things are, but rather the way people think things are.
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Freedom and happiness are won by disregarding things that lie beyond our control.
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Don’t explain your philosophy. Embody it.
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Wealth consists not in having great possessions, but in having few wants.
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