If evil be spoken of you and it be true, correct yourself, if it be a lie, laugh at 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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The greater the difficulty, the more glory in surmounting it. Skillful pilots gain their reputation from storms and tempests.
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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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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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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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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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Anything worth putting off is worth abandoning altogether.
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No matter where you find yourself, comport yourself as if you were a distinguished person.
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If you would be a reader, read; if a writer, write.
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We should do everything both cautiously and confidently at the same time.
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The world turns aside to let any man pass who knows where he is going.
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No matter what happens, it is within my power to turn it to my advantage.
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Keep silence for the most part, and speak only when you must, and then briefly.
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Only the educated are free.
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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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Seek not the good in external things; seek it in yourselves.
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