Epictetus Quotes

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• Happiness and freedom begin with a clear understanding of one principle: Some things are within our control, and some things are not. It is only after you have faced up to this fundamental rule and learned to distinguish between what you can and can't control that inner tranquility and outer effectiveness become possible.

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  Effectiveness, Understanding, Principles

  Epictetus, Sharon Lebell (2013). “The Art of Living: The Classical Mannual on Virtue, Happiness, and Effectiveness”, p.3, Harper Collins

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• Any person capable of angering you becomes your master.

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  Anger, Emotional, Masters

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• It's not what happens to you, but how you react to it that matters.

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  Happiness, Moving On, Attitude

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• Progress is not achieved by luck or accident, but by working on yourself daily.

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  Luck, Progress, Working On Yourself

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  It is impossible for a man to learn what he thinks he already knows.

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  Inspirational, Change, Inspiring

  "Golden Sayings of Epictetus". Book translated by Hastings Crossley, 2012.

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• When something happens, the only thing in your power is your attitude toward it. It is not the things that disturb us, but our interpretation of their significance. Things and people are not what we wish them to be nor are they what they seem to be. They are what they are.

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  Attitude, People, Wish

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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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  Power, Suffering, Trying

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• Be careful whom you associate with. It is human to imitate the habits of those with whom we interact. We inadvertently adopt their interests, their opinions, their values, and their habit of interpreting events.

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  Motivational, Events, Opinion

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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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  Life, Jealousy, Envy

  Epictetus, Sharon Lebell (2013). “The Art of Living: The Classical Mannual on Virtue, Happiness, and Effectiveness”, p.4, Harper Collins

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• No matter what happens, it is within my power to turn it to my advantage.

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  Inspirational, Mistake, Failure

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• He who is not happy with little will never be happy with much.

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  Littles, Not Happy

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• Don't explain your philosophy. Embody it.

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  Inspirational, Life, Positive

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• Wealth consists not in having great possessions, but in having few wants.

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  Positive, Uplifting, Money

  Epictetus (2016). “The Philosophy of Epictetus: Golden Sayings and Fragments”, p.87, Courier Dover Publications

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• Don't be concerned with other people's impressions of you. They are dazzled and deluded by appearances. Stick with your purpose. This alone will strengthen your will and give your life coherence.

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  People, Giving, Purpose

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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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  Opportunity, Inward, Trials

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• From this instant on, vow to stop disappointing yourself. Separate yourself from the mob. Decide to be extraordinary and do what you need to do -- now.

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  Needs, Disappointing, Vow

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  There is only one way to happiness and that is to cease worrying about things which are beyond the power of our will.

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  Happiness, Happy, Success

  Epictetus (2016). “The Philosophy of Epictetus: Golden Sayings and Fragments”, p.87, Courier Dover Publications

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• Freedom and happiness come from understanding - and working with - our limits. Begin at once a program of self-mastery. Stick with your purpose. Do not seek external approval. Do not worry about anything outside of your control. The only things you command are your thoughts and actions. We choose our response. Stop aspiring to be anyone other than your own best self: for that does fall within your control.

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  Fall, Self, Worry

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• Any person capable of angering you becomes your master; he can anger you only when you permit yourself to be disturbed by him.

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  Inspirational, Attitude, Anger

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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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  Mean, Expectations, People

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• If someone speaks badly of you, do not defend yourself against the accusations, but reply; "you obviously don't know about my other vices, otherwise you would have mentioned these as well

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  Vices, Speak, Accusation

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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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  Positive, Happiness, Thank You

  Epictetus (2012). “Enchiridion”, p.48, Courier Corporation

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• You become what you give your attention to...If you yourself don't choose what thoughts and images you expose yourself to, someone else will, and their motives may not be the highest.

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  Giving, Attention, May

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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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  Life, Views, Trying

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• No great thing is created suddenly. There must be time. Give your best and always be kind.

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  Giving, Be Kind, Kind

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