The greater the difficulty, the more glory in surmounting it. Skillful pilots gain their reputation from storms and tempests.
EPICTETUSThe people have a right to the truth as they have a right to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.
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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Authentic happiness is always independent of external conditions.
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When we blather about trivial things, we ourselves become trivial, for our attention gets taken up with trivialities. You become what you give your attention to.
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Don’t demand or expect that events happen as you would wish them do. Accept events as they actually happen. That way, peace is possible.
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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 is our attitude toward events, not events themselves, which we can control. Nothing is by its own nature calamitous, even death is terrible only if we fear it.
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If you would be a reader, read; if a writer, write.
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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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In prosperity it is very easy to find a friend; but in adversity it is the most difficult of all things.
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Don’t explain your philosophy. Embody it.
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Suffering arises from trying to control what is uncontrollable, or from neglecting what is within our power.
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It is unrealistc to expect people to see you as you see yourself.
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He who is not happy with little will never be happy with much.
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Nature hath given men one tongue but two ears, that we may hear from others twice as much as we speak.
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Happiness and freedom begin with a clear understanding of one principle.
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