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What is it that every man seek...

What is it that every man seeks? To be secure, to be happy, to do what he pleases without restraint and without compulsion.

Epictetus 567 quotes

Never say about anything, 'I ...

Never say about anything, 'I have lost it,' but only 'I have given it back.' Is your child dead? It has been given back. Is your wife dead? She has been returned.

Epictetus 567 quotes

If your heart is quite set upo...

If your heart is quite set upon a crown, make and put on one of roses, for it will make the prettier appearance.

Epictetus 567 quotes

Remember that you are but an a...

Remember that you are but an actor, acting whatever part the Master has ordained. It may be short or it may be long. If he wishes you to represent a poor man, do so heartily; if a cripple, or a magistrate, or a private man, in each case act your part with honor.

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It is the sign of a dull mind ...

It is the sign of a dull mind to dwell upon the cares of the body, to prolong exercise, eating and drinking and other bodily functions. These things are best done by the way; all your attention must be given to the mind.

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Who is not attracted by bright...

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

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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.

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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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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

Men are not worried by things,...

Men are not worried by things, but by their ideas about things. When we meet with difficulties, become anxious or troubled, let us not blame others, but rather ourselves. That is: our ideas about things.

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Freedom and happiness come fro...

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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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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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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No living being is held by any...

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

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Have the wisdom to know what c...

Have the wisdom to know what cannot be changed, and the strength to change what can.

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You are a principal work, a fr...

You are a principal work, a fragment of [Goddess herself], you have in yourself a part of [her]. Why then are you ignorant of your high birth?

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