Whoever is going to listen to the philosophers needs a considerable practice in listening.
EPICTETUSWhoever is going to listen to the philosophers needs a considerable practice in listening.
More Epictetus Quotes
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He is a wise man who does not grieve for the things which he has not, but rejoices for those which he has.
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Authentic happiness is always independent of external conditions.
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It is impossible for a man to learn what he thinks he already knows.
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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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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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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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No great thing is created suddenly. There must be time. Give your best and always be kind.
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To live a life of virtue, match up your thoughts, words, and deeds.
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People are not disturbed by things, but by the views they take of them.
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Imagine for yourself a character, a model personality, whose example you determine to follow, in private as well as in public.
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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 our attitude toward events, not events themselves, which we can control. Nothing is by its own nature calamitous, even death is terrible only if we fear it.
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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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The greater the difficulty, the more glory in surmounting it. Skillful pilots gain their reputation from storms and tempests.
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First say to yourself what you would be; and then do what you have to do.
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