The essence of philosophy is that a man should so live that his happiness shall depend as little as possible on external things.
EPICTETUSDon’t consent to be hurt and you won’t be hurt – this is a choice over which you have control.
More Epictetus Quotes
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The world turns aside to let any man pass who knows where he is going.
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It is unrealistc to expect people to see you as you see yourself.
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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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Man is not worried by real problems so much as by his imagined anxieties about real problems.
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Keep silence for the most part, and speak only when you must, and then briefly.
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If you wish to live a life free from sorrow, think of what is going to happen as if it had already happened.
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The key is to keep company only with people who uplift you, whose presence calls forth your best.
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It’s time to stop being vague. If you wish to be an extraordinary person, if you wish to be wise, then you should explicitly identify the kind of person you aspire to become.
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Circumstances don’t make the man, they only reveal him to himself.
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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 is not death or pain that is to be dreaded, but the fear of pain or death.
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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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Freedom and happiness are won by disregarding things that lie beyond our control.
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We suffer not from the events in our lives but from our judgement about them.
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Have the wisdom to know what cannot be changed, and the strength to change what can.
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