Whoever is going to listen to the philosophers needs a considerable practice in listening.
EPICTETUSWe suffer not from the events in our lives but from our judgement about them.
More Epictetus Quotes
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Men are not troubled by things themselves, but by their thoughts about them.
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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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The world turns aside to let any man pass who knows where he is going.
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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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Wealth consists not in having great possessions, but in having few wants.
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Tentative efforts lead to tentative outcome.
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No matter what happens, it is within my power to turn it to my advantage.
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If you want to improve, be content to be thought foolish and stupid.
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Authentic happiness is always independent of external conditions.
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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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Ruin and recovering are both from within.
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Do not try to seem wise to others.
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The greater the difficulty, the more glory in surmounting it. Skillful pilots gain their reputation from storms and tempests.
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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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It is not death or pain that is to be dreaded, but the fear of pain or death.
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