The world turns aside to let any man pass who knows where he is going.
EPICTETUSTentative efforts lead to tentative outcome.
More Epictetus Quotes
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Don’t live by your own rules, but in harmony with nature.
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First say to yourself what you would be; and then do what you have to do.
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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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The key is to keep company only with people who uplift you, whose presence calls forth your best.
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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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Wealth consists not in having great possessions, but in having few wants.
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Don’t explain your philosophy. Embody it.
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When you are offended at any man’s fault, turn to yourself and study your own failings. Then you will forget your anger.
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Try not to react merely in the moment. Pull back from the situation. Take a wider view. Compose yourself.
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There is only one way to happiness and that is to cease worrying about things which are beyond the power or our will.
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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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Make the best use of what is in your power, and take the rest as it happens.
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Anything worth putting off is worth abandoning altogether.
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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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We all carry the seeds of greatness within us, but we need an image as a point of focus in order that they may sprout.
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