Try not to react merely in the moment. Pull back from the situation. Take a wider view. Compose yourself.
EPICTETUSIt is impossible for a man to learn what he thinks he already knows.
More Epictetus Quotes
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We should do everything both cautiously and confidently at the same time.
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It is not he who reviles or strikes you who insults you, but your opinion that these things are insulting.
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No matter what happens, it is within my power to turn it to my advantage.
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Authentic happiness is always independent of external conditions.
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To live a life of virtue, match up your thoughts, words, and deeds.
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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 all carry the seeds of greatness within us, but we need an image as a point of focus in order that they may sprout.
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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 wish to be good, first believe that you are bad.
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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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Seek not the good in external things; seek it in yourselves.
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Small-minded people blame others. Average people blame themselves. The wise see all blame as foolishness.
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In prosperity it is very easy to find a friend; but in adversity it is the most difficult of all things.
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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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Wealth consists not in having great possessions, but in having few wants.
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