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.
EPICTETUSDon’t live by your own rules, but in harmony with nature.
More Epictetus Quotes
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No man is free who is not master of himself.
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Only the educated are free.
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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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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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It takes more than just a good looking body. You’ve got to have the heart and soul to go with it.
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If you want to improve, be content to be thought foolish and stupid.
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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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It is not death or pain that is to be dreaded, but the fear of pain or death.
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Whoever is going to listen to the philosophers needs a considerable practice in listening.
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First say to yourself what you would be; and then do what you have to do.
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By accepting life’s limits and inevitabilities and working with them rather than fighting them, we become free.
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If you wish to be good, first believe that you are bad.
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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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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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The greater the difficulty, the more glory in surmounting it. Skillful pilots gain their reputation from storms and tempests.
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