The people have a right to the truth as they have a right to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.
EPICTETUSHappiness and freedom begin with a clear understanding of one principle.
More Epictetus Quotes
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No great thing is created suddenly. There must be time. Give your best and always be kind.
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We suffer not from the events in our lives but from our judgement about them.
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Difficulty shows what men are.
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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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Anything worth putting off is worth abandoning altogether.
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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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You become what you give your attention to. If you yourself don’t choose what thoughts and images you expose yourself to, someone else will, and their motives may not be the highest.
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No man is free who is not master of himself.
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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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Tentative efforts lead to tentative outcome.
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To live a life of virtue, match up your thoughts, words, and deeds.
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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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There is only one way to happiness and that is to cease worrying about things which are beyond the power or our will.
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Nothing truly stops you. Nothing truly holds you back. For your own will is always within your control.
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Suffering arises from trying to control what is uncontrollable, or from neglecting what is within our power.
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