All philosophy lies in two words, sustain and abstain.
EPICTETUSIf evil be spoken of you and it be true, correct yourself, if it be a lie, laugh at it.
More Epictetus Quotes
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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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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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It is not death or pain that is to be dreaded, but the fear of pain or death.
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It is impossible for a man to learn what he thinks he already knows.
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Don’t live by your own rules, but in harmony with nature.
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Seek not the good in external things; seek it in yourselves.
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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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Progress is not achieved by luck or accident, but by working on yourself daily.
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You can be happy if you know this secret: Some things are within your power to control and some things are not.
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Wisdom means understanding without any doubt that circumstances do not rise to meet our expectations. Events happen as they may. People behave as they will.
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Tentative efforts lead to tentative outcome.
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Do not try to seem wise to others.
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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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Imagine for yourself a character, a model personality, whose example you determine to follow, in private as well as in public.
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I laugh at those who think they can damage me. They do not know who I am, they do not know what I think, they cannot even touch the things which are really mine and with which I live.
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