Don’t explain your philosophy. Embody it.
EPICTETUSA ship should not ride on a single anchor, nor life on a single hope.
More Epictetus Quotes
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It is not death or pain that is to be dreaded, but the fear of pain or death.
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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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If you wish to live a life free from sorrow, think of what is going to happen as if it had already happened.
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Small-minded people blame others. Average people blame themselves. The wise see all blame as foolishness.
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If you want to improve, be content to be thought foolish and stupid.
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It’s not what happens to you, but how you react to it that matters.
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No matter where you find yourself, comport yourself as if you were a distinguished person.
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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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Difficulty shows what men are.
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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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No man is free who is not master of himself.
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It takes more than just a good looking body. You’ve got to have the heart and soul to go with it.
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Men are not troubled by things themselves, but by their thoughts about them.
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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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Nothing truly stops you. Nothing truly holds you back. For your own will is always within your control.
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