Don’t explain your philosophy. Embody it.
EPICTETUSNo matter where you find yourself, comport yourself as if you were a distinguished person.
More Epictetus Quotes
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No matter what happens, it is within my power to turn it to my advantage.
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If you wish to be good, first believe that you are bad.
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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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All philosophy lies in two words, sustain and abstain.
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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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It is our attitude toward events, not events themselves, which we can control. Nothing is by its own nature calamitous, even death is terrible only if we fear it.
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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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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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First say to yourself what you would be; and then do what you have to do.
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To live a life of virtue, match up your thoughts, words, and deeds.
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We all carry the seeds of greatness within us, but we need an image as a point of focus in order that they may sprout.
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You can be happy if you know this secret: Some things are within your power to control and some things are not.
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Happiness and personal fulfillment are the natural consequences of doing the right thing.
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When you are offended at any man’s fault, turn to yourself and study your own failings. Then you will forget your anger.
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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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