When you are offended at any man’s fault, turn to yourself and study your own failings. Then you will forget your anger.
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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Give me by all means the shorter and nobler life, instead of one that is longer but of less account!
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It’s not what happens to you, but how you react to it that matters.
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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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Make the best use of what is in your power, and take the rest as it happens.
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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 silence for the most part, and speak only when you must, and then briefly.
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First learn the meaning of what you say, and then speak.
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Imagine for yourself a character, a model personality, whose example you determine to follow, in private as well as in public.
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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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Authentic happiness is always independent of external conditions.
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We should do everything both cautiously and confidently at the same time.
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Happiness and freedom begin with a clear understanding of one principle.
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If you would be a reader, read; if a writer, write.
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Anything worth putting off is worth abandoning altogether.
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