Make the best use of what is in your power, and take the rest as it happens.
EPICTETUSThe world turns aside to let any man pass who knows where he is going.
More Epictetus Quotes
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All philosophy lies in two words, sustain and abstain.
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The more we value things outside our control, the less control we have.
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It is more necessary for the soul to be cured than the body; for it is better to die than to live badly.
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You can be happy if you know this secret: Some things are within your power to control and some things are not.
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Imagine for yourself a character, a model personality, whose example you determine to follow, in private as well as in public.
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Authentic happiness is always independent of external conditions.
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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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He who is not happy with little will never be happy with much.
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Circumstances don’t make the man, they only reveal him to himself.
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Events do not just happen, but arrive by appointment.
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Small-minded people blame others. Average people blame themselves. The wise see all blame as foolishness.
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The best place to get help is from yourself.
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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 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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Freedom is the only worthy goal in life. It is won by disregarding things that lie beyond our control.
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