Know you not that a good man does nothing for appearance sake, but for the sake of having done right?
EPICTETUSDemand not that things happen as you wish, but wish them to happen as they do, and you will go on well.
More Epictetus Quotes
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The world turns aside to let any man pass who knows where he is going.
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Happiness and personal fulfillment are the natural consequences of doing the right thing.
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Keep your attention focused entirely on what is truly your own concern, and be clear that what belongs to others is their business and none of yours.
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It is not he who reviles or strikes you who insults you, but your opinion that these things are insulting.
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No man is free who is not master of himself.
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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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No great thing is created suddenly. There must be time. Give your best and always be kind.
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There is only one way to happiness and that is to cease worrying about things which are beyond the power or our will.
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Small-minded people blame others. Average people blame themselves. The wise see all blame as foolishness.
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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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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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By accepting life’s limits and inevitabilities and working with them rather than fighting them, we become free.
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Authentic happiness is always independent of external conditions.
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Nature hath given men one tongue but two ears, that we may hear from others twice as much as we speak.
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Wealth consists not in having great possessions, but in having few wants.
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