Epictetus Quote on Circumstances and Human Nature
“Circumstances don’t make the man, they only reveal him to himself.”
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Freedom as the Highest Goal in Life – Epictetus
“Freedom is the only worthy goal in life. It is won by disregarding things that lie beyond our control.”
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He who laughs at himself – Epictetus
“He who laughs at himself never runs out of things to laugh at.”
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Epictetus Quote: First Say to Yourself What You Would Be
“First say to yourself what you would be; and then do what you have to do.”
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Epictetus Quote on Fear and Problems
“Man is not worried by real problems so much as by his imagined anxieties about real problems”
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Learning and Reflection through Books – Epictetus
“Don’t just say you have read books. Show that through them you have learned to think better, to be a more discriminating and reflective person. Books are the training weights of the mind. They are very helpful, but it would be a bad mistake to suppose that one has made progress simply by having internalized their contents.”
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Epictetus Quote on Criticism and Self-Reflection
“If anyone tells you that a certain person speaks ill of you, do not make excuses about what is said of you but answer, “He was ignorant of my other faults, else he would not have mentioned these alone.””
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Quote by John D. Rockefeller about Work and Money
“He who works all day has no time to make money.”
John D. Rockefeller
Do you wish people to think well of you? – Blaise Pascal
“Do you wish people to think well of you? Don’t speak well of yourself.”
Blaise Pascal
Kind Words Do Not Cost Much – Blaise Pascal
“Kind words do not cost much. Yet they accomplish much.”
Blaise Pascal