What concerns me is not the way things are, but rather the way people think things are.
EPICTETUSIf you wish to be good, first believe that you are bad.
More Epictetus Quotes
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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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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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To live a life of virtue, match up your thoughts, words, and deeds.
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Progress is not achieved by luck or accident, but by working on yourself daily.
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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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Don’t be concerned with other people’s impressions of you. They are dazzled and deluded by appearances. Stick with your purpose. This alone will strengthen your will and give your life coherence.
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Don’t demand or expect that events happen as you would wish them do. Accept events as they actually happen. That way, peace is possible.
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Happiness and freedom begin with a clear understanding of one principle.
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No matter what happens, it is within my power to turn it to my advantage.
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Circumstances don’t make the man, they only reveal him to himself.
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You have been given your own work to do. Get to it right now, do your best at it, and don’t be concerned with who is watching you. Create your own merit.
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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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Give me by all means the shorter and nobler life, instead of one that is longer but of less account!
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It is more necessary for the soul to be cured than the body; for it is better to die than to live badly.
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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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