First learn the meaning of what you say, and then speak.
EPICTETUSPeople are not disturbed by things, but by the views they take of them.
More Epictetus Quotes
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When we blather about trivial things, we ourselves become trivial, for our attention gets taken up with trivialities. You become what you give your attention to.
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You become what you give your attention to. If you yourself don’t choose what thoughts and images you expose yourself to, someone else will, and their motives may not be the highest.
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It is impossible for a man to learn what he thinks he already knows.
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All religions must be tolerated for every man must get to heaven in his own way.
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Only the educated are free.
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If you wish to live a life free from sorrow, think of what is going to happen as if it had already happened.
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Happiness and freedom begin with a clear understanding of one principle.
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When you are offended at any man’s fault, turn to yourself and study your own failings. Then you will forget your anger.
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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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Happiness and personal fulfillment are the natural consequences of doing the right thing.
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Ruin and recovering are both from within.
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To live a life of virtue, match up your thoughts, words, and deeds.
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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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It’s not what happens to you, but how you react to it that matters.
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No matter what happens, it is within my power to turn it to my advantage.
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