First say to yourself what you would be; and then do what you have to do.
EPICTETUSAnything worth putting off is worth abandoning altogether.
More Epictetus Quotes
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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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No man is free who is not master of himself.
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All religions must be tolerated for every man must get to heaven in his own way.
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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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Freedom is the only worthy goal in life. It is won by disregarding things that lie beyond our control.
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Difficulty shows what men are.
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It’s not what happens to you, but how you react to it that matters.
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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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Men are not troubled by things themselves, but by their thoughts about them.
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The world turns aside to let any man pass who knows where he is going.
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We all dread a bodily paralysis, and would make use of every contrivance to avoid it; but none of us is troubled about a paralysis of the soul.
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Keep silence for the most part, and speak only when you must, and then briefly.
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When something happens, the only thing in your power is your attitude toward it; you can either accept it or resent it.
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Tentative efforts lead to tentative outcome.
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A ship should not ride on a single anchor, nor life on a single hope.
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