Give me by all means the shorter and nobler life, instead of one that is longer but of less account!
EPICTETUSWhoever is going to listen to the philosophers needs a considerable practice in listening.
More Epictetus Quotes
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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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Have the wisdom to know what cannot be changed, and the strength to change what can.
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Man is not worried by real problems so much as by his imagined anxieties about real problems.
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Make the best use of what is in your power, and take the rest as it happens.
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It is unrealistc to expect people to see you as you see yourself.
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No matter where you find yourself, comport yourself as if you were a distinguished person.
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Don’t live by your own rules, but in harmony with nature.
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Events do not just happen, but arrive by appointment.
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Keep silence for the most part, and speak only when you must, and then briefly.
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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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Happiness and personal fulfillment are the natural consequences of doing the right thing.
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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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Freedom is the only worthy goal in life. It is won by disregarding things that lie beyond our control.
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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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Seek not the good in external things; seek it in yourselves.
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