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Me Quotes by Epictetus
- God has entrusted me with myself.
- If you hear that someone is speaking ill of you, instead of trying to defend yourself you should say: 'He obviously does not know me…
- 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…
- What concerns me is not the way things are, but rather the way people think things are.
- 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…
- 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…
- 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,…
- Give me by all means the shorter and nobler life, instead of one that is longer but of less account!
- I must die. Must I then die lamenting? I must be put in chains. Must I then also lament? I must go into exile. Does…
- God has entrusted me with myself. No man is free who is not master of himself. A man should so live that his happiness shall…
- I laugh at those who think they can damage me. They do not know who I am, they do not know what I think, they…
- What else can I do, a lame old man, but sing hymns to God? If I were a nightingale, I would do the nightingale's part;…
More Me Quotes
- To be free in an age like ours, one must be in a position of authority. That in itself would be enough… — Hannah Arendt
- I love you, and because I love you, I would sooner have you hate me for telling you the truth than adore… — Pietro Aretino
- Flattery and deceit are the darlings of great men, and so with these men spread the butter on thick, if you want… — Pietro Aretino
- Having been a child actor, I remember how directors would trick me to get good performances out of me. I don't think… — Asia Argento
- Boxing gave me the opportunities to grow into the person that I am today. — Alexis Arguello
- I try to push ideas away, and the ones that will not leave me alone are the ones that ultimately end up… — J. J. Abrams
- I'm literally open to any medium that will have me. — J. J. Abrams
- From heresy, frenzy and jealousy, good Lord deliver me. — Ludovico Ariosto
- Quickly, bring me a beaker of wine, so that I may wet my mind and say something clever. — Aristophanes
- My best friend is the man who in wishing me well wishes it for my sake. — Aristotle
- Plato is dear to me, but dearer still is truth. — Aristotle
- A real man loves his wife, and places his family as the most important thing in life. Nothing has brought me more… — Frank Abagnale