We suffer not from the events in our lives but from our judgement about them.
EPICTETUSDifficulty shows what men are.
More Epictetus Quotes
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Whoever is going to listen to the philosophers needs a considerable practice in listening.
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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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To live a life of virtue, match up your thoughts, words, and deeds.
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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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Demand not that things happen as you wish, but wish them to happen as they do, and you will go on well.
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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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In trying to please other people, we find ourselves misdirected toward what lies outside our sphere of influence. In doing so, we lose our hold on our lifes purpose.
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Anything worth putting off is worth abandoning altogether.
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It is not he who reviles or strikes you who insults you, but your opinion that these things are insulting.
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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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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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Freedom is the only worthy goal in life. It is won by disregarding things that lie beyond our control.
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Books are the training weights of the mind.
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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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Don’t live by your own rules, but in harmony with nature.
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