The greater the difficulty, the more glory in surmounting it. Skillful pilots gain their reputation from storms and tempests.
EPICTETUSIf you would be a reader, read; if a writer, write.
More Epictetus Quotes
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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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First learn the meaning of what you say, and then speak.
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It’s time to stop being vague. If you wish to be an extraordinary person, if you wish to be wise, then you should explicitly identify the kind of person you aspire to become.
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It is unrealistc to expect people to see you as you see yourself.
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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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Don’t live by your own rules, but in harmony with nature.
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Man is not worried by real problems so much as by his imagined anxieties about real problems.
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If you would be a reader, read; if a writer, write.
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Freedom and happiness are won by disregarding things that lie beyond our control.
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If you wish to be good, first believe that you are bad.
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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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All religions must be tolerated for every man must get to heaven in his own way.
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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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Have the wisdom to know what cannot be changed, and the strength to change what can.
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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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