Whoever is going to listen to the philosophers needs a considerable practice in listening.
EPICTETUSHe who is not happy with little will never be happy with much.
More Epictetus Quotes
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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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If you seek Truth, you will not seek to gain a victory by every possible means; and when you have found Truth, you need not fear being defeated.
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Don’t explain your philosophy. Embody it.
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If you would be a reader, read; if a writer, write.
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We should do everything both cautiously and confidently at the same time.
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Seek not the good in external things; seek it in yourselves.
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I laugh at those who think they can damage me. They do not know who I am, they do not know what I think, they cannot even touch the things which are really mine and with which I live.
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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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Other people’s views and troubles can be contagious. Don’t sabotage yourself by unwittingly adopting negative, unproductive attitudes through your associations with others.
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The best place to get help is from yourself.
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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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Ruin and recovering are both from within.
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The people have a right to the truth as they have a right to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.
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First learn the meaning of what you say, and then speak.
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First say to yourself what you would be; and then do what you have to do.
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