Wealth consists not in having great possessions, but in having few wants.
EPICTETUSNothing truly stops you. Nothing truly holds you back. For your own will is always within your control.
More Epictetus Quotes
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If you wish to be good, first believe that you are bad.
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Don’t explain your philosophy. Embody it.
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No matter where you find yourself, comport yourself as if you were a distinguished person.
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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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The best place to get help is from yourself.
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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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Have the wisdom to know what cannot be changed, and the strength to change what can.
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If you want to improve, be content to be thought foolish and stupid.
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Don’t live by your own rules, but in harmony with nature.
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First say to yourself what you would be; and then do what you have to do.
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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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The more we value things outside our control, the less control we have.
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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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People are not disturbed by things, but by the views they take of them.
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Progress is not achieved by luck or accident, but by working on yourself daily.
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