He is a wise man who does not grieve for the things which he has not, but rejoices for those which he has.
EPICTETUSHe is a wise man who does not grieve for the things which he has not, but rejoices for those which he has.
EPICTETUSIt is better to die of hunger having lived without grief and fear, than to live with a troubled spirit, amid abundance.
EPICTETUSIt is not he who reviles or strikes you who insults you, but your opinion that these things are insulting.
EPICTETUSNothing truly stops you. Nothing truly holds you back. For your own will is always within your control.
EPICTETUSA ship should not ride on a single anchor, nor life on a single hope.
EPICTETUSAuthentic happiness is always independent of external conditions.
EPICTETUSIf you want to improve, be content to be thought foolish and stupid.
EPICTETUSWhoever is going to listen to the philosophers needs a considerable practice in listening.
EPICTETUSIt’s not what happens to you, but how you react to it that matters.
EPICTETUSBy accepting life’s limits and inevitabilities and working with them rather than fighting them, we become free.
EPICTETUSIf you wish to live a life free from sorrow, think of what is going to happen as if it had already happened.
EPICTETUSNo man is free who is not master of himself.
EPICTETUSTry not to react merely in the moment. Pull back from the situation. Take a wider view. Compose yourself.
EPICTETUSProgress is not achieved by luck or accident, but by working on yourself daily.
EPICTETUSHappiness and freedom begin with a clear understanding of one principle.
EPICTETUSIf you would be a reader, read; if a writer, write.
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