The best place to get help is from yourself.
EPICTETUSAny person capable of angering you becomes your master; he can anger you only when you permit yourself to be disturbed by him.
More Epictetus Quotes
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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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Ruin and recovering are both from within.
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You can be happy if you know this secret: Some things are within your power to control and some things are not.
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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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We all carry the seeds of greatness within us, but we need an image as a point of focus in order that they may sprout.
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Authentic happiness is always independent of external conditions.
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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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Only the educated are free.
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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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All religions must be tolerated for every man must get to heaven in his own way.
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A ship should not ride on a single anchor, nor life on a single hope.
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If you seek Truth, you will not seek to gain a victory by every possible means; and when you have found Truth, you need not fear being defeated.
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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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No man is free who is not master of himself.
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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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All philosophy lies in two words, sustain and abstain.
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Know you not that a good man does nothing for appearance sake, but for the sake of having done right?
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What concerns me is not the way things are, but rather the way people think things are.
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The more we value things outside our control, the less control we have.
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Books are the training weights of the mind.
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Give me by all means the shorter and nobler life, instead of one that is longer but of less account!
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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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Don’t live by your own rules, but in harmony with nature.
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Tentative efforts lead to tentative outcome.
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Any person capable of angering you becomes your master; he can anger you only when you permit yourself to be disturbed by him.
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To live a life of virtue, match up your thoughts, words, and deeds.
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