No man is free who is not master of himself.
EPICTETUSAll religions must be tolerated for every man must get to heaven in his own way.
More Epictetus Quotes
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If you would be a reader, read; if a writer, write.
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Renew every day your conversation with God: Do this even in preference to eating. Think more often of God than you breathe.
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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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Know you not that a good man does nothing for appearance sake, but for the sake of having done right?
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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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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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Anything worth putting off is worth abandoning altogether.
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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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The essence of philosophy is that a man should so live that his happiness shall depend as little as possible on external things.
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Nature hath given men one tongue but two ears, that we may hear from others twice as much as we speak.
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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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By accepting life’s limits and inevitabilities and working with them rather than fighting them, we become free.
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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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It is not he who reviles or strikes you who insults you, but your opinion that these things are insulting.
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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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The greater the difficulty, the more glory in surmounting it. Skillful pilots gain their reputation from storms and tempests.
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Progress is not achieved by luck or accident, but by working on yourself daily.
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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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Only the educated are free.
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People are not disturbed by things, but by the views they take of them.
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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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Don’t be concerned with other people’s impressions of you. They are dazzled and deluded by appearances. Stick with your purpose. This alone will strengthen your will and give your life coherence.
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Do not try to seem wise to others.
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Happiness and personal fulfillment are the natural consequences of doing the right thing.
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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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No matter what happens, it is within my power to turn it to my advantage.
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