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From this instant on, vow to s...

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.

Epictetus 567 quotes

One of the best ways to elevat...

One of the best ways to elevate your character is to emulate worthy role models

Epictetus 567 quotes

When a youth was giving himsel...

When a youth was giving himself airs in the Theatre and saying, 'I am wise, for I have conversed with many wise men,' Epictetus replied, 'I too have conversed with many rich men, yet I am not rich!'.

Epictetus 567 quotes

Know you not that a good man d...

Know you not that a good man does nothing for appearance sake, but for the sake of having done right?

Epictetus 567 quotes

- .when things seem to have re...

- .when things seem to have reached that stage, merely say 'I won't play any longerЂќ, and take your departure; but if you stay, stop lamenting.

Epictetus 567 quotes

To the rational being only the...

To the rational being only the irrational is unendurable, but the rational is endurable.

Epictetus 567 quotes

In theory there is nothing to ...

In theory there is nothing to hinder our following what we are taught;but in life there are many things to draw us aside.

Epictetus 567 quotes

Watch yourself as you go about...

Watch yourself as you go about your daily business and later reflect on what you saw, trying to identify the sources of distress in your life and thinking about how to avoid that distress.

Epictetus 567 quotes

First tell yourself what you w...

First tell yourself what you want to be, then do what you need to do.

Epictetus 567 quotes

By accepting life's limits and...

By accepting life's limits and inevitabilities and working with them rather than fighting them, we become free.

Epictetus 567 quotes

Who is not attracted by bright...

Who is not attracted by bright and pleasant children, to prattle, to creep, and to play with them?

Epictetus 567 quotes

If you would improve, submit t...

If you would improve, submit to be considered wihout sense and foolish with respect to externals. Wish to be considered to know nothing; and if you shall seem to someone to be a person of importance, distrust yourself.

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Nothing truly stops you. Nothi...

Nothing truly stops you. Nothing truly holds you back. For your own will is always within your control.

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Do you know that disease and d...

Do you know that disease and death must needs overtake us, no matter what we are doing?... what do you wish to be doing when it overtakes you?... If you have anything better to be doing when you are so overtaken, get to work on that.

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An ignorant person is inclined...

An ignorant person is inclined to blame others for his own misfortune. To blame oneself is proof of progress. But the wise man never has to blame another or himself.

Epictetus 567 quotes

The essence of good and evil i...

The essence of good and evil is a certain disposition of the will.

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It was the first and most stri...

It was the first and most striking characteristic of Socrates never to become heated in discourse, never to utter an injurious or insulting word -- on the contrary, he persistently bore insult from others and thus put an end to the fray.

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No living being is held by any...

No living being is held by anything so strongly as its own needs.

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It is not events that disturb ...

It is not events that disturb the minds of men, but the view they take of them.

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To Epictetus, all external eve...

To Epictetus, all external events are determined by fate, and are thus beyond our control, but we can accept whatever happens calmly and dispassionately. Individuals, however, are responsible for their own actions which they can examine and control through rigorous self-discipline. Suffering arises from trying to control what is uncontrollable, or from neglecting what is within our power. As part of the universal city that is the universe, human beings have a duty of care to all fellow humans. The person who followed t

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