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.
EPICTETUSWe suffer not from the events in our lives but from our judgement about them.
More Epictetus Quotes
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Wisdom means understanding without any doubt that circumstances do not rise to meet our expectations. Events happen as they may. People behave as they will.
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First say to yourself what you would be; and then do what you have to do.
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No matter where you find yourself, comport yourself as if you were a distinguished person.
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Nothing truly stops you. Nothing truly holds you back. For your own will is always within your control.
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You become what you give your attention to. If you yourself don’t choose what thoughts and images you expose yourself to, someone else will, and their motives may not be the highest.
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Don’t consent to be hurt and you won’t be hurt – this is a choice over which you have control.
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Anything worth putting off is worth abandoning altogether.
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A ship should not ride on a single anchor, nor life on a single hope.
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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 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 unrealistc to expect people to see you as you see yourself.
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It’s not what happens to you, but how you react to it that matters.
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No matter what happens, it is within my power to turn it to my advantage.
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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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Books are the training weights of the mind.
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