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Epictetus
Philosopher
Epictetus of Hierapolis
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These are the signs of a wise man: to reprove nobody, to praise nobody, to blame nobody, nor even to speak of himself or his own merits.
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Choose the life that is noblest, for custom can make it sweet to thee.
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What ought one to say then as each hardship comes? I was practicing for this, I was training for this.
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No man is free who is not master of himself... Is freedom anything else than the power of living as we choose?
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Know, first, who you are, and then adorn yourself accordingly.
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Think of God oftener than you breathe.
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Nothing truly stops you. Nothing truly holds you back. For your own will is always within your control.
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Confidence in nonsense is a requirement for the creative process.
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No greater thing 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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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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Never depend on the admiration of others for self-satisfaction. It is a fact of life that other people, even people who love you, will not necessarily agree with your ideas, understand you always, or share your enthusiasms.
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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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Things true and evident must of necessity be recognized by those who would contradict them.
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It is your own convictions which compels you that is, choice compels choice.
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What is learned without pleasure is forgotten without remorse.
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When we act pugnaciously, and injuriously, and angrily, and rudely, to what level have we degenerated? To the level of the wild beasts. Well, the fact is that some of us are wild beasts of a larger size, while others are little animals, malignant and petty.
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If you want to improve, be content to be thought foolish and stupid.
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The essence of good and evil is a certain disposition of the will.
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Other people's views and troubles can be contagious. Don't sabotage yourself by unwittingly adopting negative, unproductive attitudes through your associations with others.
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Embrace reality. Think about what delights you - the small luxuries on which you depend, the people whom you cherish most. But remember that they have their own distinct character, which is quite a separate matter from how we happen to regard them.
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