It is unrealistc to expect people to see you as you see yourself.
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 religions must be tolerated for every man must get to heaven in his own way.
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He who is not happy with little will never be happy with much.
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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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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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People are not disturbed by things, but by the views they take of them.
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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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Do not try to seem wise to others.
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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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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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It’s not what happens to you, but how you react to it that matters.
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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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Difficulty shows what men are.
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What concerns me is not the way things are, but rather the way people think things are.
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Desire and happiness cannot live together.
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All philosophy lies in two words, sustain and abstain.
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