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In the long run, every man will pay the penalty for his own misdeeds. Epictetus
When you are offended at any man’s fault, turn to yourself and study your own […]
What decides whether a sum of money is good? The money is not going to […]
It’s not what happens to you, but how you react to it that matters. Epictetus
How long are you going to wait before you demand the best for yourself? Epictetus
Know you not that a good man does nothing for appearance sake, but for the […]
Is freedom anything else than the right to live as we wish? Nothing else. Epictetus
We have two ears and one mouth so that we can listen twice as much […]
Make the best use of what is in your power, and take the rest as […]
Happiness and freedom begin with a clear understanding of one principle. Some things are within […]
Whoever does not regard what he has as most ample wealth, is unhappy, though he […]
There is only one way to happiness and that is to cease worrying about things […]
It is impossible for a man to learn what he thinks he already knows. Epictetus
Any person capable of angering you becomes your master. Epictetus
I am not Eternity, but a human being—a part of the whole, as an hour […]
You are a little soul carrying around a corpse. Epictetus
Nature hath given men one tongue but two ears, that we may hear from others […]
First say what you would be; and then do what you have to do. Epictetus
The key is to keep company only with people who uplift you, whose presence calls […]
People are not disturbed by things, but by the view they take of them. Epictetus
Wealth consists not in having great possessions, but in having few. Epictetus
Don’t explain your philosophy. Embody it. Epictetus