The essence of philosophy is that a man should so live that his happiness shall depend as little as possible on external things.
EPICTETUSIt is more necessary for the soul to be cured than the body; for it is better to die than to live badly.
More Epictetus Quotes
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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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Only the educated are free.
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It’s not what happens to you, but how you react to it that matters.
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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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If you would be a reader, read; if a writer, write.
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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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Suffering arises from trying to control what is uncontrollable, or from neglecting what is within our power.
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If evil be spoken of you and it be true, correct yourself, if it be a lie, laugh at it.
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We should do everything both cautiously and confidently at the same time.
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If you wish to be good, first believe that you are bad.
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You become what you give your attention to. If you yourself don’t choose what thoughts and images you expose yourself to, someone else will, and their motives may not be the highest.
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Is freedom anything else than the right to live as we wish? Nothing else.
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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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Nothing truly stops you. Nothing truly holds you back. For your own will is always within your control.
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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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