The greater the difficulty, the more glory in surmounting it. Skillful pilots gain their reputation from storms and tempests.
EPICTETUSHappiness and freedom begin with a clear understanding of one principle.
More Epictetus Quotes
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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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Don’t consent to be hurt and you won’t be hurt – this is a choice over which you have control.
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It’s so simple really: If you say you’re going to do something, do it. If you start something, finish it.
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If you wish to be good, first believe that you are bad.
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No matter what happens, it is within my power to turn it to my advantage.
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Try not to react merely in the moment. Pull back from the situation. Take a wider view. Compose yourself.
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Don’t live by your own rules, but in harmony with nature.
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We suffer not from the events in our lives but from our judgement about them.
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People are not disturbed by things, but by the views they take of them.
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It’s not what happens to you, but how you react to it that matters.
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Whoever is going to listen to the philosophers needs a considerable practice in listening.
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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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In trying to please other people, we find ourselves misdirected toward what lies outside our sphere of influence. In doing so, we lose our hold on our lifes purpose.
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Men are not troubled by things themselves, but by their thoughts about them.
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A ship should not ride on a single anchor, nor life on a single hope.
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