"If someone speaks badly of you, do not……" — Epictetus
"If someone speaks badly of you, do not defend yourself against the accusations, but reply; "you obviously don't know about my other vices, otherwise you would have mentioned these as well"
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353 Quotes by Epictetus
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Common and vulgar people ascribe all ills that they feel to others; people of little wisdom ascribe to themselves; people…
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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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A half-hearted spirit has no power. Tentative efforts lead to tentative outcomes. Average people enter into their endeavors headlong and…
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Freedom is secured not by the fulfillment of one's desires, but by the removal of desire.
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Any person capable of angering you becomes your master.
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To pay homage to beauty is to admire Nature; to admire Nature is to worship God
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Give yourself fully to your endeavors. Decide to construct your character through excellent actions and determine to pay the price…
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Seek not good from without; seek it within yourselves, or you will never find it.
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Why, do you not know, then, that the origin of all human evils, and of baseness, and cowardice, is not…
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The cause of all human evils is the not being able to apply general principles to special cases.
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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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In marriage there are no manners to keep up, and beneath the wildest accusations no real criticism. Each is familiar…
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We women continue to swallow this line that it's unladylike or even proof of being a lesbian if you wear…
— Jo Brand
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As fire when thrown into water is cooled down and put out, so also a false accusation when brought against…
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When one person makes an accusation, check to be sure he himself is not the guilty one. Sometimes it is…
— Piers Anthony
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Be happy when you are blamed and accused wrongly, for then you have the chance to see all the bitter,…
— Teresa of Avila
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The accusation is always on the first page, and the retraction on page 19.
— Paul Newman
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Uselessness is a fatal accusation to bring against any act which is done for its presumed utility, but those which…
— George Santayana
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One accusation you can't throw at me is that I've always done my best.
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Look at the weaknesses of others with compassion, not accusation. It's not what they're not doing or should be doing…
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One of the most commonly overlooked spiritual practices is daring to be completely honest with everyone you encounter. Some may…
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Why would scientists dedicated to uncovering the truth about the natural world deliberately misrepresent the work of their own colleagues?…
— Naomi Oreskes
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President Bush insisted today that he was not caving in to big money contributors, big-time lobbyists, and overall industry pressure…
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