It’s time to stop being vague. If you wish to be an extraordinary person, if you wish to be wise, then you should explicitly identify the kind of person you aspire to become.
EPICTETUSFirst learn the meaning of what you say, and then speak.
More Epictetus Quotes
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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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Desire and happiness cannot live together.
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The people have a right to the truth as they have a right to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.
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Know you not that a good man does nothing for appearance sake, but for the sake of having done right?
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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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If you seek Truth, you will not seek to gain a victory by every possible means; and when you have found Truth, you need not fear being defeated.
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The best place to get help is from yourself.
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We should do everything both cautiously and confidently at the same time.
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Don’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.
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The greater the difficulty, the more glory in surmounting it. Skillful pilots gain their reputation from storms and tempests.
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Is freedom anything else than the right to live as we wish? Nothing else.
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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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Progress is not achieved by luck or accident, but by working on yourself daily.
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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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Have the wisdom to know what cannot be changed, and the strength to change what can.
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