The greater the difficulty, the more glory in surmounting it. Skillful pilots gain their reputation from storms and tempests.
EPICTETUSTry not to react merely in the moment. Pull back from the situation. Take a wider view. Compose yourself.
More Epictetus Quotes
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Wealth consists not in having great possessions, but in having few wants.
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Events do not just happen, but arrive by appointment.
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A ship should not ride on a single anchor, nor life on a single hope.
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Seek not the good in external things; seek it in yourselves.
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Have the wisdom to know what cannot be changed, and the strength to change what can.
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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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Don’t demand or expect that events happen as you would wish them do. Accept events as they actually happen. That way, peace is possible.
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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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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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Freedom is the only worthy goal in life. It is won by disregarding things that lie beyond our control.
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We should do everything both cautiously and confidently at the same time.
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When something happens, the only thing in your power is your attitude toward it; you can either accept it or resent it.
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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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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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Men are not troubled by things themselves, but by their thoughts about them.
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