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Epictetus Quotes

If you see anybody wail and complain, call him a slave, though he be clad in purple Picture Quote #1

No great thing is created suddenly. There must be time. Give your best and always be kind Picture Quote #1

Once you know who you are and to whom you are linked, you will know what to do Picture Quote #1

In life our first job is this, to divide and distinguish things into two categories: externals I cannot control, but the choices I make with regard to them I do control. Where will I find good and bad? In me, in my choices Picture Quote #1

Try not to react merely in the moment. Pull back from the situation. Take a wider view. Compose yourself Picture Quote #1

When something happens, the only thing in your power is your attitude toward it; you can either accept it or resent it Picture Quote #1

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Don’t demand or expect that events happen as you would wish them do. Accept events as they actually happen. That way, peace is possible Picture Quote #1

Learn to distinguish what you can and can’t control. Within our control are our own opinions, aspirations, desires and the things that repel us. They are directly subject to our influence Picture Quote #1

Survey and test a prospective action before undertaking it. Before you proceed, step back and look at the big picture, lest you act rashly on raw impulse Picture Quote #1

The materials are indifferent, but the use we make of them is not a matter of indifference Picture Quote #1

To make anything a habit, do it; to not make it a habit, do not do it; to unmake a habit, do something else in place of it Picture Quote #1

It is the part of an uneducated person to blame others where he himself fares ill; to blame himself is the part of one whose education has begun; to blame neither another nor his own self is the part of one whose education is already complete Picture Quote #1

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If you think you control things that are in the control of others, you will lament. You will be disturbed and you will blame both gods and men Picture Quote #1

Watch yourself as you go about your daily business and later reflect on what you saw, trying to identify the sources of distress in your life and thinking about how to avoid that distress Picture Quote #1

It is impossible that happiness, and yearning for what is not present, should ever be united Picture Quote #1

It is not events that disturb the minds of men, but the view they take of them Picture Quote #1

Men are not worried by things, but by their ideas about things. When we meet with difficulties, become anxious or troubled, let us not blame others, but rather ourselves. That is: our ideas about things Picture Quote #1

By accepting life’s limits and inevitabilities and working with them rather than fighting them, we become free Picture Quote #1

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An ignorant person is inclined to blame others for his own misfortune. To blame oneself is proof of progress. But the wise man never has to blame another or himself Picture Quote #1

You can be invincible, if you enter into no contest in which it is not in your power to conquer Picture Quote #1

The origin of sorrow is this: to wish for something that does not come to pass Picture Quote #1

Nothing truly stops you. Nothing truly holds you back. For your own will is always within your control Picture Quote #1

Appearances to the mind are of four kinds. Things either are what they appear to be; or they neither are, nor appear to be; or they are, and do not appear to be; or they are not, and yet appear to be. Rightly to aim in all these cases is the wise man’s task Picture Quote #1

Remember that you ought to behave in life as you would at a banquet. As something is being passed around it comes to you; stretch out your hand, take a portion of it politely. It passes on; do not detain it. Or it has not come to you yet; do not project your desire to meet it, but wait until it comes in front of you. So act toward children, so toward a wife, so toward office, so toward wealth Picture Quote #1

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Nothing truly stops you. Nothing truly holds you back. For your own will is always within your control. Sickness may challenge your body. But are you merely your body? Lameness may impede your legs. But you are not merely your legs. Your will is bigger than your legs. Your will needn’t be affected by an incident unless you let it Picture Quote #1

We need to regularly stop and take stock; to sit down and determine within ourselves which things are worth valuing and which things are not; which risks are worth the cost and which are not. Even the most confusing or hurtful aspects of life can be made more tolerable by clear seeing and by choice Picture Quote #1

Wherever I go it will be well with me, for it was well with me here, not on account of the place, but of my judgments which I shall carry away with me, for no one can deprive me of these; on the contrary, they alone are my property, and cannot be taken away, and to possess them suffices me wherever I am or whatever I do Picture Quote #1

Happiness and freedom begin with a clear understanding of one principle: Some things are within our control, and some things are not. It is only after you have faced up to this fundamental rule and learned to distinguish between what you can and can’t control that inner tranquility and outer effectiveness become possible Picture Quote #1

Sickness is a hindrance to the body, but not to your ability to choose, unless that is your choice. Lameness is a hindrance to the leg, but not to your ability to choose. Say this to yourself with regard to everything that happens, then you will see such obstacles as hindrances to something else, but not to yourself Picture Quote #1

Now is the time to get serious about living your ideals. Once you have determined the spiritual principles you wish to exemplify, abide by these rules as if they were laws, as if it were indeed sinful to compromise them. Don’t mind if others don’t share your convictions. How long can you afford to put off who you really want to be? Your nobler self cannot wait any longer Picture Quote #1

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If you see anybody wail and complain, call him a slave, though he be clad in purple (Epictetus Quotes) No great thing is created suddenly. There must be time. Give your best and always be kind (Epictetus Quotes) Once you know who you are and to whom you are linked, you will know what to do (Epictetus Quotes) In life our first job is this, to divide and distinguish things into two categories: externals I cannot control, but the choices I make with regard to them I do control. Where will I find good and bad? In me, in my choices (Epictetus Quotes) Try not to react merely in the moment. Pull back from the situation. Take a wider view. Compose yourself (Epictetus Quotes) When something happens, the only thing in your power is your attitude toward it; you can either accept it or resent it (Epictetus Quotes) Don’t demand or expect that events happen as you would wish them do. Accept events as they actually happen. That way, peace is possible (Epictetus Quotes) Learn to distinguish what you can and can’t control. Within our control are our own opinions, aspirations, desires and the things that repel us. They are directly subject to our influence (Epictetus Quotes) Survey and test a prospective action before undertaking it. Before you proceed, step back and look at the big picture, lest you act rashly on raw impulse (Epictetus Quotes) The materials are indifferent, but the use we make of them is not a matter of indifference (Epictetus Quotes) To make anything a habit, do it; to not make it a habit, do not do it; to unmake a habit, do something else in place of it (Epictetus Quotes) It is the part of an uneducated person to blame others where he himself fares ill; to blame himself is the part of one whose education has begun; to blame neither another nor his own self is the part of one whose education is already complete (Epictetus Quotes) If you think you control things that are in the control of others, you will lament. You will be disturbed and you will blame both gods and men (Epictetus Quotes) Watch yourself as you go about your daily business and later reflect on what you saw, trying to identify the sources of distress in your life and thinking about how to avoid that distress (Epictetus Quotes) It is impossible that happiness, and yearning for what is not present, should ever be united (Epictetus Quotes) It is not events that disturb the minds of men, but the view they take of them (Epictetus Quotes) Men are not worried by things, but by their ideas about things. When we meet with difficulties, become anxious or troubled, let us not blame others, but rather ourselves. That is: our ideas about things (Epictetus Quotes) By accepting life’s limits and inevitabilities and working with them rather than fighting them, we become free (Epictetus Quotes) An ignorant person is inclined to blame others for his own misfortune. To blame oneself is proof of progress. But the wise man never has to blame another or himself (Epictetus Quotes) You can be invincible, if you enter into no contest in which it is not in your power to conquer (Epictetus Quotes) The origin of sorrow is this: to wish for something that does not come to pass (Epictetus Quotes) Nothing truly stops you. Nothing truly holds you back. For your own will is always within your control (Epictetus Quotes) Appearances to the mind are of four kinds. Things either are what they appear to be; or they neither are, nor appear to be; or they are, and do not appear to be; or they are not, and yet appear to be. Rightly to aim in all these cases is the wise man’s task (Epictetus Quotes) Remember that you ought to behave in life as you would at a banquet. As something is being passed around it comes to you; stretch out your hand, take a portion of it politely. It passes on; do not detain it. Or it has not come to you yet; do not project your desire to meet it, but wait until it comes in front of you. So act toward children, so toward a wife, so toward office, so toward wealth (Epictetus Quotes) Nothing truly stops you. Nothing truly holds you back. For your own will is always within your control. Sickness may challenge your body. But are you merely your body? Lameness may impede your legs. But you are not merely your legs. Your will is bigger than your legs. Your will needn’t be affected by an incident unless you let it (Epictetus Quotes) We need to regularly stop and take stock; to sit down and determine within ourselves which things are worth valuing and which things are not; which risks are worth the cost and which are not. Even the most confusing or hurtful aspects of life can be made more tolerable by clear seeing and by choice (Epictetus Quotes) Wherever I go it will be well with me, for it was well with me here, not on account of the place, but of my judgments which I shall carry away with me, for no one can deprive me of these; on the contrary, they alone are my property, and cannot be taken away, and to possess them suffices me wherever I am or whatever I do (Epictetus Quotes) Happiness and freedom begin with a clear understanding of one principle: Some things are within our control, and some things are not. It is only after you have faced up to this fundamental rule and learned to distinguish between what you can and can’t control that inner tranquility and outer effectiveness become possible (Epictetus Quotes) Sickness is a hindrance to the body, but not to your ability to choose, unless that is your choice. Lameness is a hindrance to the leg, but not to your ability to choose. Say this to yourself with regard to everything that happens, then you will see such obstacles as hindrances to something else, but not to yourself (Epictetus Quotes) Now is the time to get serious about living your ideals. Once you have determined the spiritual principles you wish to exemplify, abide by these rules as if they were laws, as if it were indeed sinful to compromise them. Don’t mind if others don’t share your convictions. How long can you afford to put off who you really want to be? Your nobler self cannot wait any longer (Epictetus Quotes)

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