Quotes By Epictetus
Unless we place our religion and our treasure in the same thing, religion will always be sacrificed.
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The greater the difficulty the more glory in surmounting it. Skillful pilots gain their reputation from storms and tempests.
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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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Freedom is not procured by a full enjoyment of what is desired, but by controlling the desire.
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Whenever you are angry, be assured that it is not only a present evil, but that you have increased a habit.
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It is not he who reviles or strikes you who insults you, but your opinion that these things are insulting.
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If virtue promises happiness, prosperity and peace, then progress in virtue is progress in each of these for to whatever point the perfection of anything brings us, progress is always an approach toward it.
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When you are offended at any man's fault, turn to yourself and study your own failings. Then you will forget your anger.
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The key is to keep company only with people who uplift you, whose presence calls forth your best.
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Not every difficult and dangerous thing is suitable for training, but only that which is conducive to success in achieving the object of our effort.
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Nothing great is created suddenly, any more than a bunch of grapes or a fig. If you tell me that you desire a fig. I answer you that there must be time. Let it first blossom, then bear fruit, then ripen.
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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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Do not seek to bring things to pass in accordance with your wishes, but wish for them as they are, and you will find them.
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