No matter where you find yourself, comport yourself as if you were a distinguished person.
EPICTETUSAll philosophy lies in two words, sustain and abstain.
More Epictetus Quotes
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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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Happiness and personal fulfillment are the natural consequences of doing the right thing.
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Circumstances don’t make the man, they only reveal him to himself.
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He who is not happy with little will never be happy with much.
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Don’t explain your philosophy. Embody it.
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Know you not that a good man does nothing for appearance sake, but for the sake of having done right?
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Give me by all means the shorter and nobler life, instead of one that is longer but of less account!
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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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Ruin and recovering are both from within.
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Keep 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.
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Do not try to seem wise to others.
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Happiness and freedom begin with a clear understanding of one principle.
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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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The greater the difficulty, the more glory in surmounting it. Skillful pilots gain their reputation from storms and tempests.
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It is better to die of hunger having lived without grief and fear, than to live with a troubled spirit, amid abundance.
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