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Control Quotes by Epictetus
- Don’t consent to be hurt and you won’t be hurt – this is a choice over which you have control
- Happiness and freedom begin with a clear understanding of one principle: Some things are within our control, and some things are not.
- We can't control the impressions others form about us, and the effort to do so only debases our character.
- Freedom is the only worthy goal in life. It is won by disregarding things that lie beyond our control. Stop aspiring to be anyone other…
- 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…
- 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…
- Ask yourself: Does this appearance (of events) concern the things that are within my own control or those that are not? If it concerns anything…
- 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…
- Freedom and happiness are won by disregarding things that lie beyond our control.
- 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…
- Freedom and happiness come from understanding - and working with - our limits. Begin at once a program of self-mastery. Stick with your purpose. Do…
- Nothing truly stops you. Nothing truly holds you back. For your own will is always within your control.
- You can be happy if you know this secret: Some things are within your power to control and some things are not.
- Although we can't control which roles are assigned to us, it must be our business to act our given role as best we possibly can…
- Control thy passions lest they take vengence on thee.
- It is our attitude toward events, not events themselves, which we can control. Nothing is by its own nature calamitous -- even death is terrible…
- To Epictetus, all external events are determined by fate, and are thus beyond our control, but we can accept whatever happens calmly and dispassionately. Individuals,…
- 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…
More Control Quotes
- The most perfect political community is one in which the middle class is in control, and outnumbers both of the other classes. — Aristotle
- The Israeli lobby has clout in the U.S., which means that re-arranging the region and controlling its resources one way or another,… — Bashar al-Assad
- I don't like to get angry. It doesn't make me feel good. It is very human, but it's also a loss of… — Steve Carell
- You have power over your mind - not outside events. Realize this, and you will find strength. — Marcus Aurelius
- I am for socialism, disarmament, and, ultimately, for abolishing the state itself... I seek the social ownership of property, the abolition of… — Roger Nash Baldwin
- If I lost control of the business I'd lose myself-or at least the ability to be myself. Owning myself is a way… — Oprah Winfrey
- It [sin] cannot occur at any time nor in any form without his permission. While he does not actively originate it, he… — James Petigru Boyce
- I believe in free will. Of those that, like us, are in a privileged situation at least. For you, for me: people… — Joanne Kathleen Rowling