Have the wisdom to know what cannot be changed, and the strength to change what can.
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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The people have a right to the truth as they have a right to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.
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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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It is not death or pain that is to be dreaded, but the fear of pain or death.
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Books are the training weights of the mind.
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It’s not what happens to you, but how you react to it that matters.
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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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Circumstances don’t make the man, they only reveal him to himself.
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Men are not troubled by things themselves, but by their thoughts about them.
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Only the educated are free.
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Anything worth putting off is worth abandoning altogether.
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A ship should not ride on a single anchor, nor life on a single hope.
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Make the best use of what is in your power, and take the rest as it happens.
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If you want to improve, be content to be thought foolish and stupid.
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If you wish to be good, first believe that you are bad.
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All religions must be tolerated for every man must get to heaven in his own way.
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