Demand not that things happen as you wish, but wish them to happen as they do, and you will go on well.
EPICTETUSRenew every day your conversation with God: Do this even in preference to eating. Think more often of God than you breathe.
More Epictetus Quotes
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All philosophy lies in two words, sustain and abstain.
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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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The best place to get help is from yourself.
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Difficulty shows what men are.
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Have the wisdom to know what cannot be changed, and the strength to change what can.
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If you would be a reader, read; if a writer, write.
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Keep silence for the most part, and speak only when you must, and then briefly.
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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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Make the best use of what is in your power, and take the rest as it happens.
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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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Events do not just happen, but arrive by appointment.
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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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Know you not that a good man does nothing for appearance sake, but for the sake of having done right?
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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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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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