Do not try to seem wise to others.
EPICTETUSGive me by all means the shorter and nobler life, instead of one that is longer but of less account!
More Epictetus Quotes
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We all dread a bodily paralysis, and would make use of every contrivance to avoid it; but none of us is troubled about a paralysis of the soul.
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Know you not that a good man does nothing for appearance sake, but for the sake of having done right?
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Ruin and recovering are both from within.
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Men are not troubled by things themselves, but by their thoughts about them.
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Tentative efforts lead to tentative outcome.
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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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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 live by your own rules, but in harmony with nature.
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If you want to improve, be content to be thought foolish and stupid.
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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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Suffering arises from trying to control what is uncontrollable, or from neglecting what is within our power.
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We should do everything both cautiously and confidently at the same time.
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If you wish to be good, first believe that you are bad.
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No matter where you find yourself, comport yourself as if you were a distinguished person.
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Happiness and freedom begin with a clear understanding of one principle.
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