To live a life of virtue, match up your thoughts, words, and deeds.
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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Suffering arises from trying to control what is uncontrollable, or from neglecting what is within our power.
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Whoever is going to listen to the philosophers needs a considerable practice in listening.
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Happiness and freedom begin with a clear understanding of one principle.
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Books are the training weights of the mind.
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Any person capable of angering you becomes your master; he can anger you only when you permit yourself to be disturbed by him.
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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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Progress is not achieved by luck or accident, but by working on yourself daily.
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The more we value things outside our control, the less control we have.
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Ruin and recovering are both from within.
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Don’t explain your philosophy. Embody it.
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It takes more than just a good looking body. You’ve got to have the heart and soul to go with it.
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Keep silence for the most part, and speak only when you must, and then briefly.
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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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Know you not that a good man does nothing for appearance sake, but for the sake of having done right?
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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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