When something happens, the only thing in your power is your attitude toward it; you can either accept it or resent it.
EPICTETUSHe is a wise man who does not grieve for the things which he has not, but rejoices for those which he has.
More Epictetus Quotes
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Do not try to seem wise to others.
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Nothing truly stops you. Nothing truly holds you back. For your own will is always within your control.
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Anything worth putting off is worth abandoning altogether.
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Progress is not achieved by luck or accident, but by working on yourself daily.
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Don’t live by your own rules, but in harmony with nature.
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To live a life of virtue, match up your thoughts, words, and deeds.
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Other people’s views and troubles can be contagious. Don’t sabotage yourself by unwittingly adopting negative, unproductive attitudes through your associations with others.
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It is impossible for a man to learn what he thinks he already knows.
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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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The more we value things outside our control, the less control we have.
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Events do not just happen, but arrive by appointment.
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The world turns aside to let any man pass who knows where he is going.
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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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When we blather about trivial things, we ourselves become trivial, for our attention gets taken up with trivialities. You become what you give your attention to.
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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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