The key is to keep company only with people who uplift you, whose presence calls forth your best.
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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We suffer not from the events in our lives but from our judgement about them.
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Men are not troubled by things themselves, but by their thoughts about them.
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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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Happiness and personal fulfillment are the natural consequences of doing the right thing.
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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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We should do everything both cautiously and confidently at the same time.
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Events do not just happen, but arrive by appointment.
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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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Do not try to seem wise to others.
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What concerns me is not the way things are, but rather the way people think things are.
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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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Don’t explain your philosophy. Embody it.
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Other people’s views and troubles can be contagious. Don’t sabotage yourself by unwittingly adopting negative, unproductive attitudes through your associations with others.
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Happiness and freedom begin with a clear understanding of one principle.
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Tentative efforts lead to tentative outcome.
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