We suffer not from the events in our lives but from our judgement about them.
EPICTETUSWe 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.
More Epictetus Quotes
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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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The greater the difficulty, the more glory in surmounting it. Skillful pilots gain their reputation from storms and tempests.
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If you would be a reader, read; if a writer, write.
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It is not he who reviles or strikes you who insults you, but your opinion that these things are insulting.
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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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All philosophy lies in two words, sustain and abstain.
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Have the wisdom to know what cannot be changed, and the strength to change what can.
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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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All religions must be tolerated for every man must get to heaven in his own way.
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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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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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Progress is not achieved by luck or accident, but by working on yourself daily.
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It’s so simple really: If you say you’re going to do something, do it. If you start something, finish it.
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He who is not happy with little will never be happy with much.
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There is only one way to happiness and that is to cease worrying about things which are beyond the power or our will.
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