No matter where you find yourself, comport yourself as if you were a distinguished person.
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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It is not death or pain that is to be dreaded, but the fear of pain or death.
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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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Don’t be concerned with other people’s impressions of you. They are dazzled and deluded by appearances. Stick with your purpose. This alone will strengthen your will and give your life coherence.
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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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All religions must be tolerated for every man must get to heaven in his own way.
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Happiness and freedom begin with a clear understanding of one principle.
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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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Difficulty shows what men are.
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No man is free who is not master of himself.
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We should do everything both cautiously and confidently at the same time.
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Attach yourself to what is spiritually superior, regardless of what other people think or do. Hold to your true aspirations no matter what is going on around you.
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Wealth consists not in having great possessions, but in having few wants.
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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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We all dread a bodily paralysis, and would make use of every contrivance to avoid it; but none of us is troubled about a paralysis of the soul.
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What concerns me is not the way things are, but rather the way people think things are.
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