Desire and happiness cannot live together.
EPICTETUSFreedom and happiness are won by disregarding things that lie beyond our control.
More Epictetus Quotes
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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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It is unrealistc to expect people to see you as you see yourself.
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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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Do not try to seem wise to others.
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A ship should not ride on a single anchor, nor life on a single hope.
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All religions must be tolerated for every man must get to heaven in his own way.
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The best place to get help is from yourself.
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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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Events do not just happen, but arrive by appointment.
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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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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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Wisdom means understanding without any doubt that circumstances do not rise to meet our expectations. Events happen as they may. People behave as they will.
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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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Small-minded people blame others. Average people blame themselves. The wise see all blame as foolishness.
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When you are offended at any man’s fault, turn to yourself and study your own failings. Then you will forget your anger.
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