It is impossible for a man to learn what he thinks he already knows.
EPICTETUSAnything worth putting off is worth abandoning altogether.
More Epictetus Quotes
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Is freedom anything else than the right to live as we wish? Nothing else.
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He is a wise man who does not grieve for the things which he has not, but rejoices for those which he has.
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To live a life of virtue, match up your thoughts, words, and deeds.
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Whoever is going to listen to the philosophers needs a considerable practice in listening.
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Desire and happiness cannot live together.
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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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We can’t control the impressions others form about us, and the effort to do so only debases our character.
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If you would be a reader, read; if a writer, write.
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All religions must be tolerated for every man must get to heaven in his own way.
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The more we value things outside our control, the less control we have.
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What concerns me is not the way things are, but rather the way people think things are.
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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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Events do not just happen, but arrive by appointment.
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Only the educated are free.
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In trying to please other people, we find ourselves misdirected toward what lies outside our sphere of influence. In doing so, we lose our hold on our lifes purpose.
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