Difficulty shows what men are.
EPICTETUSAnything worth putting off is worth abandoning altogether.
More Epictetus Quotes
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Whoever is going to listen to the philosophers needs a considerable practice in listening.
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First learn the meaning of what you say, and then speak.
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Keep silence for the most part, and speak only when you must, and then briefly.
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Don’t live by your own rules, but in harmony with nature.
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If you want to improve, be content to be thought foolish and stupid.
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Authentic happiness is always independent of external conditions.
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Desire and happiness cannot live together.
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No matter where you find yourself, comport yourself as if you were a distinguished person.
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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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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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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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We can’t control the impressions others form about us, and the effort to do so only debases our character.
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Have the wisdom to know what cannot be changed, and the strength to change what can.
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If you seek Truth, you will not seek to gain a victory by every possible means; and when you have found Truth, you need not fear being defeated.
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It is unrealistc to expect people to see you as you see yourself.
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