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.
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Make the best use of what is in your power, and take the rest as it happens.
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To live a life of virtue, match up your thoughts, words, and deeds.
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Is freedom anything else than the right to live as we wish? Nothing else.
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It is better to die of hunger having lived without grief and fear, than to live with a troubled spirit, amid abundance.
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Whoever is going to listen to the philosophers needs a considerable practice in listening.
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No matter what happens, it is within my power to turn it to my advantage.
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It’s not what happens to you, but how you react to it that matters.
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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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Happiness and personal fulfillment are the natural consequences of doing the right thing.
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He is a wise man who does not grieve for the things which he has not, but rejoices for those which he has.
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It’s so simple really: If you say you’re going to do something, do it. If you start something, finish it.
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Don’t explain your philosophy. Embody it.
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Happiness and freedom begin with a clear understanding of one principle.
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The key is to keep company only with people who uplift you, whose presence calls forth your best.
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We can’t control the impressions others form about us, and the effort to do so only debases our character.
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