The greater the difficulty, the more glory in surmounting it. Skillful pilots gain their reputation from storms and tempests.
EPICTETUSOnly the educated are free.
More Epictetus Quotes
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Only the educated are free.
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In trying to please other people, we find ourselves misdirected toward what lies outside our sphere of influence. In doing so, we lose our hold on our lifes purpose.
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Authentic happiness is always independent of external conditions.
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Man is not worried by real problems so much as by his imagined anxieties about real problems.
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The world turns aside to let any man pass who knows where he is going.
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The essence of philosophy is that a man should so live that his happiness shall depend as little as possible on external things.
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The people have a right to the truth as they have a right to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.
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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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No matter what happens, it is within my power to turn it to my advantage.
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Freedom and happiness are won by disregarding things that lie beyond our control.
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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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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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The key is to keep company only with people who uplift you, whose presence calls forth your best.
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Books are the training weights of the mind.
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If you seek Truth, you will not seek to gain a victory by every possible means; and when you have found Truth, you need not fear being defeated.
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