We all dread a bodily paralysis, and would make use of every contrivance to avoid it; but none of us is troubled about a paralysis of the soul.
EPICTETUSWhat concerns me is not the way things are, but rather the way people think things are.
More Epictetus Quotes
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Is freedom anything else than the right to live as we wish? Nothing else.
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Happiness and personal fulfillment are the natural consequences of doing the right thing.
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Freedom and happiness are won by disregarding things that lie beyond our control.
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No man is free who is not master of himself.
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We should do everything both cautiously and confidently at the same time.
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Don’t live by your own rules, but in harmony with nature.
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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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We suffer not from the events in our lives but from our judgement about them.
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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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In trying to please other people, we find ourselves misdirected toward what lies outside our sphere of influence. In doing so, we lose our hold on our lifes purpose.
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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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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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Make the best use of what is in your power, and take the rest as it happens.
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Demand not that things happen as you wish, but wish them to happen as they do, and you will go on well.
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We can’t control the impressions others form about us, and the effort to do so only debases our character.
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