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Epictetus Inspirational Quotes (279)

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Imagine for yourself a character, a model personality, whose example you determine to follow, in private as well as in public.
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In theory there is nothing to hinder our following what we are taughtbut in life there are many things to draw us aside.
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Freedom isn't the right or ability to do whatever you please. Freedom comes from understanding the limits of our own power and the inherent limits set in place by nature. By accepting life's limits and inevitabilities and working with them rather than fighting them, you become truly free.
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The wise realize that some things are within their control, and most things are not. They learn early on to distinguish between what they can and can't regulate.
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Law intends indeed to do service to human life, but it is not able when men do not choose to accept her services for it is only in those who are obedient to her that she displays her special virtue.
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What is it to be a philosopher? Is it not to be prepared against events?
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Bid a singer in a chorus, Know Thyself and will he not turn for the knowledge to the others, his fellows in the chorus, and to his harmony with them?
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You can be happy if you know this secret: Some things are within your power to control and some things are not.
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The cause of all human evils is the not being able to apply general principles to special cases.
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Neither should a ship rely on one small anchor, nor should life rest on a single hope.
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Since it is Reason which shapes and regulates all other things, it ought not itself to be left in disorder.
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Any person capable of angering you becomes your master.
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You are but an appearance, and not absolutely the thing you appear to be.
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The materials are indifferent, but the use we make of them is not a matter of indifference.
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What is learned without pleasure is forgotten without remorse.
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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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Fortify yourself with contentment, for this is an impregnable fortress.
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In order to please others, we loose our hold on our life's purpose.
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Things themselves don't hurt or hinder us. Things simply are what they are. How we view these things is another matter.People think what they will think it is of no concern to us.
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Wealth consists not in having great possessions, but in having few wants.
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At this time is freedom anything but the right to live as we wish? Nothing else.
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Asked, Who is the rich man? Epictetus replied, �He who is content.
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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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If your heart is quite set upon a crown, make and put on one of roses, for it will make the prettier appearance.
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