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.
EPICTETUSCircumstances don’t make the man, they only reveal him to himself.
More Epictetus Quotes
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Do not try to seem wise to others.
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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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Man is not worried by real problems so much as by his imagined anxieties about real problems.
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It’s not what happens to you, but how you react to it that matters.
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Desire and happiness cannot live together.
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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 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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Men are not troubled by things themselves, but by their thoughts about them.
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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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If you would be a reader, read; if a writer, write.
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Events do not just happen, but arrive by appointment.
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All religions must be tolerated for every man must get to heaven in his own way.
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The more we value things outside our control, the less control we have.
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We can’t control the impressions others form about us, and the effort to do so only debases our character.
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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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