He who is not happy with little will never be happy with much.
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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It is unrealistc to expect people to see you as you see yourself.
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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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No man is free who is not master of himself.
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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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It is impossible for a man to learn what he thinks he already knows.
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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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No matter what happens, it is within my power to turn it to my advantage.
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Is freedom anything else than the right to live as we wish? Nothing else.
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Attach yourself to what is spiritually superior, regardless of what other people think or do. Hold to your true aspirations no matter what is going on around you.
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Know you not that a good man does nothing for appearance sake, but for the sake of having done right?
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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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If you would be a reader, read; if a writer, write.
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If you wish to be good, first believe that you are bad.
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Freedom and happiness are won by disregarding things that lie beyond our control.
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Don’t explain your philosophy. Embody it.
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