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.
EPICTETUSNature hath given men one tongue but two ears, that we may hear from others twice as much as we speak.
More Epictetus Quotes
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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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We suffer not from the events in our lives but from our judgement about them.
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Happiness and freedom begin with a clear understanding of one principle.
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It is our attitude toward events, not events themselves, which we can control. Nothing is by its own nature calamitous, even death is terrible only if we fear it.
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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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Don’t live by your own rules, but in harmony with nature.
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Whoever is going to listen to the philosophers needs a considerable practice in listening.
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Tentative efforts lead to tentative outcome.
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Have the wisdom to know what cannot be changed, and the strength to change what can.
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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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Do not try to seem wise to others.
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You can be happy if you know this secret: Some things are within your power to control and some things are not.
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Nature hath given men one tongue but two ears, that we may hear from others twice as much as we speak.
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In trying to please other people, we find ourselves misdirected toward what lies outside our sphere of influence. In doing so, we lose our hold on our lifes purpose.
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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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