No matter what happens, it is within my power to turn it to my advantage.
EPICTETUSMen are not troubled by things themselves, but by their thoughts about them.
More Epictetus Quotes
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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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Try not to react merely in the moment. Pull back from the situation. Take a wider view. Compose yourself.
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Give me by all means the shorter and nobler life, instead of one that is longer but of less account!
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It is better to die of hunger having lived without grief and fear, than to live with a troubled spirit, amid abundance.
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It is our attitude toward events, not events themselves, which we can control. Nothing is by its own nature calamitous, even death is terrible only if we fear it.
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If you wish to be good, first believe that you are bad.
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Nothing truly stops you. Nothing truly holds you back. For your own will is always within your control.
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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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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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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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It is not death or pain that is to be dreaded, but the fear of pain or death.
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Don’t demand or expect that events happen as you would wish them do. Accept events as they actually happen. That way, peace is possible.
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Every difficulty in life presents us with an opportunity to turn inward and to invoke our own submerged inner resources. The trials we endure can and should introduce us to our strengths.
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Happiness and personal fulfillment are the natural consequences of doing the right thing.
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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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