“First learn the meaning of what you say, and then speak.”
— Epictetus
Author: Epictetus
Category: communication
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There is only one way to happiness
“There is only one way to happiness and that is to cease worrying about things which are beyond the power of our will.”
— Epictetus
Author: Epictetus
Category: power
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Unless we place our religion and our
“Unless we place our religion and our treasure in the same thing, religion will always be sacrificed.”
— Epictetus
Author: Epictetus
Category: religion
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No greater thing is created suddenly, any
“No greater thing is created suddenly, any more than a bunch of grapes or a fig. If you tell me that you desire a fig, I answer you that there must be time. Let it first blossom, then bear fruit, then ripen.”
— Epictetus
Author: Epictetus
Category: time
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It is the nature of the wise
“It is the nature of the wise to resist pleasures, but the foolish to be a slave to them.”
— Epictetus
Author: Epictetus
Category: nature
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If virtue promises happiness, prosperity and peace,
“If virtue promises happiness, prosperity and peace, then progress in virtue is progress in each of these for to whatever point the perfection of anything brings us, progress is always an approach toward it.”
— Epictetus
Author: Epictetus
Category: peace
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Freedom is the right to live as
“Freedom is the right to live as we wish.”
— Epictetus
Author: Epictetus
Category: freedom
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No great thing is created suddenly.
“No great thing is created suddenly.”
— Epictetus
Author: Epictetus
Category: great
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Wealth consists not in having great possessions,
“Wealth consists not in having great possessions, but in having few wants.”
— Epictetus
Author: Epictetus
Category: finance
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The key is to keep company only
“The key is to keep company only with people who uplift you, whose presence calls forth your best.”
— Epictetus
Author: Epictetus
Category: best
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If you seek truth you will not
“If you seek truth you will not seek victory by dishonorable means, and if you find truth you will become invincible.”
— Epictetus
Author: Epictetus
Category: truth
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