Wealth consists not in having great possessions, but in having few wants.
EPICTETUSA ship should not ride on a single anchor, nor life on a single hope.
More Epictetus Quotes
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Any person capable of angering you becomes your master; he can anger you only when you permit yourself to be disturbed by him.
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Try not to react merely in the moment. Pull back from the situation. Take a wider view. Compose yourself.
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It’s so simple really: If you say you’re going to do something, do it. If you start something, finish 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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What concerns me is not the way things are, but rather the way people think things are.
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Make the best use of what is in your power, and take the rest as it happens.
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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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It’s not what happens to you, but how you react to it that matters.
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To live a life of virtue, match up your thoughts, words, and deeds.
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It is unrealistc to expect people to see you as you see yourself.
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The essence of philosophy is that a man should so live that his happiness shall depend as little as possible on external things.
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Don’t demand or expect that events happen as you would wish them do. Accept events as they actually happen. That way, peace is possible.
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Don’t be concerned with other people’s impressions of you. They are dazzled and deluded by appearances. Stick with your purpose. This alone will strengthen your will and give your life coherence.
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Keep silence for the most part, and speak only when you must, and then briefly.
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You have been given your own work to do. Get to it right now, do your best at it, and don’t be concerned with who is watching you. Create your own merit.
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