No matter what happens, it is within my power to turn it to my advantage.
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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No great thing is created suddenly. There must be time. Give your best and always be kind.
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No matter where you find yourself, comport yourself as if you were a distinguished person.
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Authentic happiness is always independent of external conditions.
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Wealth consists not in having great possessions, but in having few wants.
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The best place to get help is from yourself.
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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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It’s time to stop being vague. If you wish to be an extraordinary person, if you wish to be wise, then you should explicitly identify the kind of person you aspire to become.
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Do not try to seem wise to others.
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We should do everything both cautiously and confidently at the same time.
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The key is to keep company only with people who uplift you, whose presence calls forth your best.
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All philosophy lies in two words, sustain and abstain.
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If you wish to be good, first believe that you are bad.
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If you would be a reader, read; if a writer, write.
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It is not he who reviles or strikes you who insults you, but your opinion that these things are insulting.
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Any person capable of angering you becomes your master; he can anger you only when you permit yourself to be disturbed by him.
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