Don’t consent to be hurt and you won’t be hurt – this is a choice over which you have control.
EPICTETUSDon’t demand or expect that events happen as you would wish them do. Accept events as they actually happen. That way, peace is possible.
More Epictetus Quotes
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No man is free who is not master of himself.
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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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Don’t explain your philosophy. Embody it.
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When we blather about trivial things, we ourselves become trivial, for our attention gets taken up with trivialities. You become what you give your attention to.
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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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First learn the meaning of what you say, and then speak.
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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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Wisdom means understanding without any doubt that circumstances do not rise to meet our expectations. Events happen as they may. People behave as they will.
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All religions must be tolerated for every man must get to heaven in his own way.
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If you would be a reader, read; if a writer, write.
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All philosophy lies in two words, sustain and abstain.
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Keep your attention focused entirely on what is truly your own concern, and be clear that what belongs to others is their business and none of yours.
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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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Every difficulty in life presents us with an opportunity to turn inward and to invoke our own submerged inner resources. The trials we endure can and should introduce us to our strengths.
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The key is to keep company only with people who uplift you, whose presence calls forth your best.
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