It is better to die of hunger having lived without grief and fear, than to live with a troubled spirit, amid abundance.
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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.
More Epictetus Quotes
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It is better to die of hunger having lived without grief and fear, than to live with a troubled spirit, amid abundance.
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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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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 would be a reader, read; if a writer, write.
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No matter where you find yourself, comport yourself as if you were a distinguished person.
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People are not disturbed by things, but by the views they take of them.
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Other people’s views and troubles can be contagious. Don’t sabotage yourself by unwittingly adopting negative, unproductive attitudes through your associations with others.
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It is not death or pain that is to be dreaded, but the fear of pain or death.
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Circumstances don’t make the man, they only reveal him to himself.
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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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It takes more than just a good looking body. You’ve got to have the heart and soul to go with it.
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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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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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Don’t explain your philosophy. Embody it.
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