It’s not what happens to you, but how you react to it that matters.
EPICTETUSWhat concerns me is not the way things are, but rather the way people think things are.
More Epictetus Quotes
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No man is free who is not master of himself.
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No matter where you find yourself, comport yourself as if you were a distinguished person.
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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 not he who reviles or strikes you who insults you, but your opinion that these things are insulting.
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All philosophy lies in two words, sustain and abstain.
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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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Wealth consists not in having great possessions, but in having few wants.
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We suffer not from the events in our lives but from our judgement about them.
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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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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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What concerns me is not the way things are, but rather the way people think things are.
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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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People are not disturbed by things, but by the views they take of them.
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Happiness and personal fulfillment are the natural consequences of doing the right thing.
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A ship should not ride on a single anchor, nor life on a single hope.
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