Epictetus Quotes

❝People are not disturbed by things, but by the views they take of them.❞

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❝Circumstances don't make the man, they only reveal him to himself.❞

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❝Is anything that is inevitable to be classed as either good or bad?❞

❝A wise man is he who does not grieve for the things which he has not, but rejoices for those which he has.❞

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❝We should always be asking ourselves: 'Is this something that is, or is not, in my control?❞

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❝The good or ill of a man lies within his own will.❞

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❝No man is free who is not master of himself. ❞

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❝A podium and a prison is each a place, one high and the other low, but in either place your freedom of choice can be maintained if you so wish.❞

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❝If we all threw our problems in a pile, I bet you’d take yours back and run.❞

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

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❝You mustn’t forget that this body isn’t truly your own, but is nothing more than cleverly molded clay.❞

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❝Make the best use of what is in your power, and take the rest as it happens.❞

❝जो आपकी शक्ति में है उसका सर्वोत्तम उपयोग करें, और बाकी को वैसे ही ले लें जैसे वह होता है।❞

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❝Freedom is not achieved by satisfying desire, but by eliminating it.❞

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❝So show me someone characterised by the beliefs that he espouses.❞

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❝Just ask whether they put their self- interest in externals or in moral choice.❞

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❝Make use of the material advantages you have, don't regret the ones you were not allowed.❞

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❝...keep a sharp eye on your impressions...❞

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❝Everyday you should put the ideas into action that protect attachment to externals...❞

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❝You become what you give your attention to.❞

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❝It is not death or pain to be dreaded, but the fear of pain or death.❞

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❝Where events are inevitable, meet them with courage, but otherwise with caution.❞

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❝Any person capable of angering you becomes your master.❞

❝कोई भी व्यक्ति जो आपको क्रोधित करने में सक्षम है, वह आपका स्वामी बन जाता है..!!❞

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❝Wealth consists not in having great possessions, but in having few wants..!!❞

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❝No Great Thing is created Suddenly..!!❞

❝कोई महान चीज अचानक नहीं बनती..!!❞

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❝Keep constant guard over your perceptions, for it is no small thing you are protecting, but your respect, trustworthiness and steadiness, peace of mind, freedom from pain and fear, in a word your freedom. For what would you sell these things?❞

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❝If I free myself from my masters, that is, from such things as render a master terrible, what trouble, what master have I remaining?❞

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❝If you wish to improve, be content to appear clueless or stupid in extraneous matters—don’t wish to seem knowledgeable. And if some regard you as important, distrust yourself.❞

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

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❝Whatever happens, if it concerns not my moral purpose, it is nothing to me..!!❞

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❝To live a life of virtue, you have to become consistent, even when it isn't convenient, comfortable or easy..!!❞

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