It is better to die of hunger having lived without grief and fear, than to live with a troubled spirit, amid abundance.
EPICTETUSThe more we value things outside our control, the less control we have.
More Epictetus Quotes
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Tentative efforts lead to tentative outcome.
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Do not try to seem wise to others.
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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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First learn the meaning of what you say, and then speak.
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If evil be spoken of you and it be true, correct yourself, if it be a lie, laugh at it.
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It is more necessary for the soul to be cured than the body; for it is better to die than to live badly.
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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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Books are the training weights of the mind.
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Freedom and happiness are won by disregarding things that lie beyond our control.
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It is unrealistc to expect people to see you as you see yourself.
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Ruin and recovering are both from within.
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You become what you give your attention to. If you yourself don’t choose what thoughts and images you expose yourself to, someone else will, and their motives may not be the highest.
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I laugh at those who think they can damage me. They do not know who I am, they do not know what I think, they cannot even touch the things which are really mine and with which I live.
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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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Desire and happiness cannot live together.
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