It is more necessary for the soul to be cured than the body; for it is better to die than to live badly.
EPICTETUSDo not try to seem wise to others.
More Epictetus Quotes
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Whoever is going to listen to the philosophers needs a considerable practice in listening.
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In prosperity it is very easy to find a friend; but in adversity it is the most difficult of all things.
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People are not disturbed by things, but by the views they take of them.
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He who is not happy with little will never be happy with much.
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Keep silence for the most part, and speak only when you must, and then briefly.
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All philosophy lies in two words, sustain and abstain.
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Happiness and personal fulfillment are the natural consequences of doing the right thing.
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I 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.
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Anything worth putting off is worth abandoning altogether.
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Authentic happiness is always independent of external conditions.
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Small-minded people blame others. Average people blame themselves. The wise see all blame as foolishness.
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No matter what happens, it is within my power to turn it to my advantage.
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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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We all carry the seeds of greatness within us, but we need an image as a point of focus in order that they may sprout.
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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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