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Own Quotes by Epictetus
- All religions must be tolerated for every man must get to heaven in his own way.
- It is not he who gives abuse that affronts, but the view that we take of it as insulting; so that when one provokes you…
- 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…
- It is the act of an ill-instructed man to blame others for his own bad condition; it is the act of one who has begun…
- Some things are up to us [eph' hêmin] and some things are not up to us. Our opinions are up to us, and our impulses,…
- 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…
- If anyone is unhappy, remember that his unhappiness is his own fault... Nothing else is the cause of anxiety or loss of tranquility except our…
- If someone irritates you, it is only your own response that is irritating you. Therefore, when anyone seems to be provoking you, remember that it…
- It is your own convictions which compels you; that is, choice compels choice.
- 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…
- 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…
- 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…
- 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…
- Freedom and happiness come from understanding - and working with - our limits. Begin at once a program of self-mastery. Stick with your purpose. Do…
- 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…
- If we are not stupid or insincere when we say that the good or ill of man lies within his own will, and that all…
- Nothing truly stops you. Nothing truly holds you back. For your own will is always within your control.
- No living being is held by anything so strongly as by its own needs. Whatever therefore appears a hindrance to these, be it brother, or…
- The Beginning of Philosophy is a Consciousness of your own Weakness and inability in necessary things.
- Focus not on what he or she does, but on keeping to your higher purpose. Your own purpose should seek harmony with nature itself. For…
- When you are offended at any man's fault, turn to yourself and study your own failings. Then you will forget your anger.
- To accuse others for one's own misfortunes is a sign of want of education. To accuse oneself shows that one's education has begun. To accuse…
- There is but one way to tranquility of mind and happiness, and that is to account no external things thine own, but to commit all…
- You know yourself what you are worth in your own eyes; and at what price you will sell yourself. For men sell themselves at various…
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