It is not he who reviles or strikes you who insults you, but your opinion that these things are insulting.
EPICTETUSIs freedom anything else than the right to live as we wish? Nothing else.
More Epictetus Quotes
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Progress is not achieved by luck or accident, but by working on yourself daily.
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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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First say to yourself what you would be; and then do what you have to do.
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No matter what happens, it is within my power to turn it to my advantage.
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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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If you wish to be good, first believe that you are bad.
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He who is not happy with little will never be happy with much.
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It is unrealistc to expect people to see you as you see yourself.
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Other people’s views and troubles can be contagious. Don’t sabotage yourself by unwittingly adopting negative, unproductive attitudes through your associations with others.
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Keep your attention focused entirely on what is truly your own concern, and be clear that what belongs to others is their business and none of yours.
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When something happens, the only thing in your power is your attitude toward it; you can either accept it or resent it.
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Seek not the good in external things; seek it in yourselves.
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Authentic happiness is always independent of external conditions.
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Don’t live by your own rules, but in harmony with nature.
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People are not disturbed by things, but by the views they take of them.
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