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Life Quotes by Epictetus
- 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;…
- The people have a right to the truth as they have a right to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.
- Bear in mind that you should conduct yourself in life as at a feast.
- The flourishing life cannot be achieved until we moderate our desires and see how superficial and fleeting they are.
- Every difficulty in life presents us with an opportunity to turn inward and to invoke our own submerged inner resources. The trials we endure can…
- Seek not that the things which happen should happen as you wish; but wish the things which happen to be as they are, and you…
- Try to enjoy the great festival of life with other men!
- Covetousness like jealousy, when it has taken root, never leaves a person, but with their life. Cowardice is the dread of what will happen.
- Keep your attention focused entirely on what is truly your own concern, and be clear that what belongs to others is their business and none…
- Each man's life is a kind of campaign, and a long and complicated one at that. You have to maintain the character of a soldier,…
- Remember that you are in actor in a play of such a kind that the author chooses...For this is your duty, to act well the…
- 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…
- In theory it is easy to convince an ignorant person; in actual life, men not only object to offer themselves to be convinced, but hate…
- Confidence in nonsense is a requirement for the creative process.
- To a longer and worse life, a shorter and better is by all means to be preferred.
- 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…
- Living a good life leads to enduring happiness. Goodness in and of itself is the practice AND the reward.
- Don't be concerned with other people's impressions of you. They are dazzled and deluded by appearances. Stick with your purpose. This alone will strengthen your…
- 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…
- Try not to react merely in the moment. Pull back from the situation. Take a wider view. Compose yourself.
- Consider the bigger picture.....think things through and fully commit!
- When something happens, the only thing in your power is your attitude toward it; you can either accept it or resent it.
- 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…
- What really frightens and dismays us is not external events themselves, but the way in which we think about them. It is not things that…
- 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.
More Life Quotes
- Storytelling reveals meaning without committing the error of defining it. — Hannah Arendt
- Culture relates to objects and is a phenomenon of the world; entertainment relates to people and is a phenomenon of life. — Hannah Arendt
- We have almost succeeded in leveling all human activities to the common denominator of securing the necessities of life and providing for… — Hannah Arendt
- I do think the heart can balance out the mind, if your heart is in a good place it can give you… — Alexis Arguello
- I find that it's hard to fully examine one's life and not have faith be part of the discussion. — J. J. Abrams
- Wise people, even though all laws were abolished, would still lead the same life. — Aristophanes
- Love is composed of a single soul inhabiting two bodies. — Aristotle
- Friendship is a single soul dwelling in two bodies. — Aristotle
- We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit. — Aristotle
- Those who educate children well are more to be honored than they who produce them; for these only gave them life, those… — Aristotle
- Happiness depends upon ourselves. — Aristotle
- I count him braver who overcomes his desires than him who conquers his enemies; for the hardest victory is over self. — Aristotle