Renew every day your conversation with God: Do this even in preference to eating. Think more often of God than you breathe.
EPICTETUSAnything worth putting off is worth abandoning altogether.
More Epictetus Quotes
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No man is free who is not master of himself.
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The people have a right to the truth as they have a right to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.
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First say to yourself what you would be; and then do what you have to do.
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People are not disturbed by things, but by the views they take of them.
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Nature hath given men one tongue but two ears, that we may hear from others twice as much as we speak.
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In prosperity it is very easy to find a friend; but in adversity it is the most difficult of all things.
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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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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’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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Freedom and happiness are won by disregarding things that lie beyond our control.
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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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No great thing is created suddenly. There must be time. Give your best and always be kind.
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Don’t consent to be hurt and you won’t be hurt – this is a choice over which you have control.
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Suffering arises from trying to control what is uncontrollable, or from neglecting what is within our power.
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Books are the training weights of the mind.
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