Give me by all means the shorter and nobler life, instead of one that is longer but of less account!
EPICTETUSGive me by all means the shorter and nobler life, instead of one that is longer but of less account!
EPICTETUSSmall-minded people blame others. Average people blame themselves. The wise see all blame as foolishness.
EPICTETUSWe suffer not from the events in our lives but from our judgement about them.
EPICTETUSThe best place to get help is from yourself.
EPICTETUSKeep your attention focused entirely on what is truly your own concern, and be clear that what belongs to others is their business and none of yours.
EPICTETUSNo great thing is created suddenly. There must be time. Give your best and always be kind.
EPICTETUSThe world turns aside to let any man pass who knows where he is going.
EPICTETUSRenew every day your conversation with God: Do this even in preference to eating. Think more often of God than you breathe.
EPICTETUSThe greater the difficulty, the more glory in surmounting it. Skillful pilots gain their reputation from storms and tempests.
EPICTETUSWhat concerns me is not the way things are, but rather the way people think things are.
EPICTETUSIn prosperity it is very easy to find a friend; but in adversity it is the most difficult of all things.
EPICTETUSIt’s not what happens to you, but how you react to it that matters.
EPICTETUSThe people have a right to the truth as they have a right to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.
EPICTETUSMen are not troubled by things themselves, but by their thoughts about them.
EPICTETUSSeek not the good in external things; seek it in yourselves.
EPICTETUSNo matter what happens, it is within my power to turn it to my advantage.
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