Tentative efforts lead to tentative outcome.
EPICTETUSDifficulty shows what men are.
More Epictetus Quotes
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Man is not worried by real problems so much as by his imagined anxieties about real problems.
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Events do not just happen, but arrive by appointment.
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If you seek Truth, you will not seek to gain a victory by every possible means; and when you have found Truth, you need not fear being defeated.
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All religions must be tolerated for every man must get to heaven in his own way.
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He is a wise man who does not grieve for the things which he has not, but rejoices for those which he has.
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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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To live a life of virtue, match up your thoughts, words, and deeds.
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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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If you wish to live a life free from sorrow, think of what is going to happen as if it had already happened.
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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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Freedom is the only worthy goal in life. It is won by disregarding things that lie beyond our control.
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Men are not troubled by things themselves, but by their thoughts about them.
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The essence of philosophy is that a man should so live that his happiness shall depend as little as possible on external things.
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We can’t control the impressions others form about us, and the effort to do so only debases our character.
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A ship should not ride on a single anchor, nor life on a single hope.
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