It’s not what happens to you, but how you react to it that matters.
EPICTETUSIf you would be a reader, read; if a writer, write.
More Epictetus Quotes
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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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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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Authentic happiness is always independent of external conditions.
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It is impossible for a man to learn what he thinks he already knows.
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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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If you seek Truth, you will not seek to gain a victory by every possible means; and when you have found Truth, you need not fear being defeated.
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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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The people have a right to the truth as they have a right to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.
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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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Every difficulty in life presents us with an opportunity to turn inward and to invoke our own submerged inner resources. The trials we endure can and should introduce us to our strengths.
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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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No matter where you find yourself, comport yourself as if you were a distinguished person.
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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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No matter what happens, it is within my power to turn it to my advantage.
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It is unrealistc to expect people to see you as you see yourself.
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