It is our attitude toward events, not events themselves, which we can control. Nothing is by its own nature calamitous, even death is terrible only if we fear it.
EPICTETUSYou can be happy if you know this secret: Some things are within your power to control and some things are not.
More Epictetus Quotes
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Happiness and personal fulfillment are the natural consequences of doing the right thing.
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Don’t demand or expect that events happen as you would wish them do. Accept events as they actually happen. That way, peace is possible.
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To live a life of virtue, match up your thoughts, words, and deeds.
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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.
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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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Don’t explain your philosophy. Embody it.
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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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Seek not the good in external things; seek it in yourselves.
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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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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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Freedom and happiness are won by disregarding things that lie beyond our control.
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Any person capable of angering you becomes your master; he can anger you only when you permit yourself to be disturbed by him.
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In prosperity it is very easy to find a friend; but in adversity it is the most difficult of all things.
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Give me by all means the shorter and nobler life, instead of one that is longer but of less account!
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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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