Epictetus Quotes

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• Liars are the cause of all the sins and crimes in the world. All
• The materials are indifferent, but the use we make of them is not a matter of indifference. Indifference
• There are some faults which men readily admit, but others not so readily. Admit
• Renew every day your conversation with God: Do this even in preference to eating. Think more often of God than you breathe. Breathe
• 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… Funny
• Seek to be the purple thread in the long white gown. Gown
• 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… Already Complete
• What is a child? Ignorance. What is a child? Want of instruction. Child
• Be not swept off your feet by the vividness of the impression, but say, Impression, wait for me a little. Let me see what you… Feet
• 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… Blame
• No man is free who is not master of himself... Is freedom anything else than the power of living as we choose? Anything Else
• Make it your business to draw out the best in others by being an exemplar yourself. Best
• 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… Act
• And be silent for the most part, or else make only the most necessary remarks, and express these in few words. But rarely, and when… All
• If a person had delivered up your body to some passer-by, you would certainly be angry. And do you feel no shame in delivering up… Advertising
• When something happens, the only thing in your power is your attitude toward it. It is not the things that disturb us, but our interpretation… Attitude
• Progress is not achieved by luck or accident, but by working on yourself daily. Accident
• From this instant on, vow to stop disappointing yourself. Separate yourself from the mob. Decide to be extraordinary and do what you need to do… Decide
• One of the best ways to elevate your character is to emulate worthy role models Best
• To the rational being only the irrational is unendurable, but the rational is endurable. Endurable

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