"Silence is safer than speech." — Epictetus
"Silence is safer than speech."
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Epictetus
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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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More Quiet Quotes
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Houston, Tranquillity Base here. The Eagle has landed.
— Neil Armstrong
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Thou hast created us for Thyself, and our heart is not quiet until it rests in Thee.
— Saint Augustine
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An inability to stay quiet is one of the conspicuous failings of mankind.
— Walter Bagehot
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It is a quiet and peaceful place - and a fitting place for the remains of this greatest of sea…
— Robert Ballard
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American society is a sort of flat, fresh-water pond which absorbs silently, without reaction, anything which is thrown into it.
— Henry Adams
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There is no corner too quiet, or too far away, for a woman to make sorrow in it.
— Amelia Barr
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I think that the ideal space must contain elements of magic, serenity, sorcery and mystery.
— Luis Barragan
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Cartoonist was the weirdest name I finally let myself have. I would never say it. When I heard it I…
— Lynda Barry
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It is only imperfection that complains of what is imperfect. The more perfect we are the more gentle and quiet…
— Joseph Addison
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Every word is like an unnecessary stain on silence and nothingness.
— Samuel Beckett
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That perfect tranquillity of life, which is nowhere to be found but in retreat, a faithful friend and a good…
— Aphra Behn
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From quiet homes and first beginning, out to the undiscovered ends, there's nothing worth the wear of winning, but laughter…
— Hilaire Belloc
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