Epictetus Quotes About Inspirational
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It is impossible to begin to learn that which one thinks one already knows.
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Circumstances don't make the man, they only reveal him to himself.
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What concerns me is not the way things are, but rather the way people think things are.
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Seek not that the things which happen should happen as you wish; but wish the things which happen to be as they are, and you will have a tranquil flow of life.
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The essence of philosophy is that a man should so live that his happiness shall depend as little as possible on external things.
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God has entrusted me with myself.
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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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No matter what happens, it is within my power to turn it to my advantage.
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We are not disturbed by what happens to us, but by our thoughts about what happens to us.
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Events do not just happen, but arrive by appointment.
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First say to yourself what you would be; and then do what you have to do.
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Know, first, who you are, and then adorn yourself accordingly.
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It is impossible for a man to learn what he thinks he already knows.
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The pleasure which we most rarely experience gives us greatest delight.
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It is your own convictions which compels you; that is, choice compels choice.
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Don't explain your philosophy. Embody it.
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It is difficulties that show what men are. For the future, in case of any difficulty, remember that God, like a gymnastic trainer, has pitted you against a rough antagonist. For what end? That you may be an Olympic conqueror; and this cannot be without toil.
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Unremarkable lives are marked by the fear of not looking capable when trying something new.
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Fortify yourself with contentment, for this is an impregnable fortress.
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Whoever does not regard what he has as most ample wealth, is unhappy, though he be master of the world.
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Attach yourself to what is spiritually superior, regardless of what other people think or do. Hold to your true aspirations no matter what is going on around you.
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Difficulty shows what men are. Therefore when a difficulty falls upon you, remember that God, like a trainer of wrestlers, has matched you with a rough young man. Why? So that you may become an Olympic conqueror; but it is not accomplished without sweat.
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Men are disturbed not by the things that happen, but by their opinion of the things that happen.
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Nothing great is created suddenly, any more than a bunch of grapes or a fig.
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-….when things seem to have reached that stage, merely say “I won’t play any longer”, and take your departure; but if you stay, stop lamenting.
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People are not disturbed by things, but by the view they take of them.
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Nature hath given men one tongue but two ears, that we may hear from others twice as much as we speak.
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