Any person capable of angering you becomes your master; he can anger you only when you permit yourself to be disturbed by him.
EPICTETUSWhen you are offended at any man’s fault, turn to yourself and study your own failings. Then you will forget your anger.
More Epictetus Quotes
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Wealth consists not in having great possessions, but in having few wants.
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Happiness and freedom begin with a clear understanding of one principle.
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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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Have the wisdom to know what cannot be changed, and the strength to change what can.
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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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Nature hath given men one tongue but two ears, that we may hear from others twice as much as we speak.
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Tentative efforts lead to tentative outcome.
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The key is to keep company only with people who uplift you, whose presence calls forth your best.
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No matter where you find yourself, comport yourself as if you were a distinguished person.
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The more we value things outside our control, the less control we have.
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It is impossible for a man to learn what he thinks he already knows.
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Seek not the good in external things; seek it in yourselves.
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We suffer not from the events in our lives but from our judgement about them.
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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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Freedom and happiness are won by disregarding things that lie beyond our control.
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