Don’t explain your philosophy. Embody it.
EPICTETUSDon’t explain your philosophy. Embody it.
EPICTETUSThere is only one way to happiness and that is to cease worrying about things which are beyond the power or our will.
EPICTETUSDon’t demand or expect that events happen as you would wish them do. Accept events as they actually happen. That way, peace is possible.
EPICTETUSAny person capable of angering you becomes your master; he can anger you only when you permit yourself to be disturbed by him.
EPICTETUSIf evil be spoken of you and it be true, correct yourself, if it be a lie, laugh at it.
EPICTETUSHave the wisdom to know what cannot be changed, and the strength to change what can.
EPICTETUSEvents do not just happen, but arrive by appointment.
EPICTETUSMake the best use of what is in your power, and take the rest as it happens.
EPICTETUSNo great thing is created suddenly. There must be time. Give your best and always be kind.
EPICTETUSWhat concerns me is not the way things are, but rather the way people think things are.
EPICTETUSIt is unrealistc to expect people to see you as you see yourself.
EPICTETUSNo 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.
EPICTETUSTo live a life of virtue, match up your thoughts, words, and deeds.
EPICTETUSEvery 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.
EPICTETUSProgress is not achieved by luck or accident, but by working on yourself daily.
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