By accepting life’s limits and inevitabilities and working with them rather than fighting them, we become free.
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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Happiness and freedom begin with a clear understanding of one principle.
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If you wish to be good, first believe that you are bad.
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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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Tentative efforts lead to tentative outcome.
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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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Happiness and personal fulfillment are the natural consequences of doing the right thing.
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The best place to get help is from yourself.
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No man is free who is not master of himself.
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Freedom is the only worthy goal in life. It is won by disregarding things that lie beyond our control.
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It’s time to stop being vague. If you wish to be an extraordinary person, if you wish to be wise, then you should explicitly identify the kind of person you aspire to become.
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No matter where you find yourself, comport yourself as if you were a distinguished person.
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Is freedom anything else than the right to live as we wish? Nothing else.
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Keep silence for the most part, and speak only when you must, and then briefly.
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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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First learn the meaning of what you say, and then speak.
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