No matter where you find yourself, comport yourself as if you were a distinguished person.
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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Don’t explain your philosophy. Embody it.
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To live a life of virtue, match up your thoughts, words, and deeds.
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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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It is better to die of hunger having lived without grief and fear, than to live with a troubled spirit, amid abundance.
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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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It is unrealistc to expect people to see you as you see yourself.
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Imagine for yourself a character, a model personality, whose example you determine to follow, in private as well as in public.
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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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The more we value things outside our control, the less control we have.
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It takes more than just a good looking body. You’ve got to have the heart and soul to go with it.
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Try not to react merely in the moment. Pull back from the situation. Take a wider view. Compose yourself.
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If evil be spoken of you and it be true, correct yourself, if it be a lie, laugh at it.
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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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Give me by all means the shorter and nobler life, instead of one that is longer but of less account!
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