"Happiness and freedom begin with a clear understanding……" — Epictetus
"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 after you have faced up to this fundamental rule and learned to distinguish between what you can and can't control that inner tranquility and outer effectiveness become possible."
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353 Quotes by Epictetus
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It is not death or pain that is to be dreaded, but the fear of pain or death.
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Seek not good from without; seek it within yourselves, or you will never find it.
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I am not eternity, but a man; a part of the whole, as an hour is of the day.
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What is it to be a philosopher? Is it not to be prepared against events?
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