We all carry the seeds of greatness within us, but we need an image as a point of focus in order that they may sprout.
EPICTETUSIs freedom anything else than the right to live as we wish? Nothing else.
More Epictetus Quotes
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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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Know you not that a good man does nothing for appearance sake, but for the sake of having done right?
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It is better to die of hunger having lived without grief and fear, than to live with a troubled spirit, amid abundance.
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There is only one way to happiness and that is to cease worrying about things which are beyond the power or our will.
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Desire and happiness cannot live together.
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No man is free who is not master of himself.
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It is not death or pain that is to be dreaded, but the fear of pain or death.
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It is unrealistc to expect people to see you as you see yourself.
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Don’t live by your own rules, but in harmony with nature.
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Make the best use of what is in your power, and take the rest as it happens.
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Freedom and happiness are won by disregarding things that lie beyond our control.
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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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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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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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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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