Suffering arises from trying to control what is uncontrollable, or from neglecting what is within our power.
EPICTETUSSuffering arises from trying to control what is uncontrollable, or from neglecting what is within our power.
EPICTETUSTentative efforts lead to tentative outcome.
EPICTETUSNo matter where you find yourself, comport yourself as if you were a distinguished person.
EPICTETUSThe key is to keep company only with people who uplift you, whose presence calls forth your best.
EPICTETUSNothing truly stops you. Nothing truly holds you back. For your own will is always within your control.
EPICTETUSHe who is not happy with little will never be happy with much.
EPICTETUSIt is more necessary for the soul to be cured than the body; for it is better to die than to live badly.
EPICTETUSMake the best use of what is in your power, and take the rest as it happens.
EPICTETUSIt is better to die of hunger having lived without grief and fear, than to live with a troubled spirit, amid abundance.
EPICTETUSKnow you not that a good man does nothing for appearance sake, but for the sake of having done right?
EPICTETUSWealth consists not in having great possessions, but in having few wants.
EPICTETUSDesire and happiness cannot live together.
EPICTETUSNo great thing is created suddenly. There must be time. Give your best and always be kind.
EPICTETUSHe is a wise man who does not grieve for the things which he has not, but rejoices for those which he has.
EPICTETUSIt’s so simple really: If you say you’re going to do something, do it. If you start something, finish it.
EPICTETUSThe greater the difficulty, the more glory in surmounting it. Skillful pilots gain their reputation from storms and tempests.
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