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Epictetus Quotes

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Hope: Epictetus Quotes
A ship ought not to be held by one anchor, nor life by a singe hope.

Communication: Epictetus Quotes
First learn the meaning of what you say, and then speak.

Action: Epictetus Quotes
First say to yourself what you would be; and then do what you have to do.

Freedom: Epictetus Quotes
Freedom is the right to live as we wish.

Getting Better: Epictetus Quotes
God has entrusted me with myself.

Attitude: Epictetus Quotes
It's not what happens to you, but how you react to it that matters.

Responsibility: Epictetus Quotes
Make the best use of what is in your power, and take the rest as it happens.

Communication: Epictetus Quotes
Nature gave us one tongue and two ears so we could hear twice as much as we speak.

Achievements: Epictetus Quotes
One that desires to excel should endeavor in those things that are in themselves most excellent.

Optimism: Epictetus Quotes
People are not disturbed by things, but by the view they take of them.

Business: Epictetus Quotes
The good or ill of a man lies within his own will.

Perseverance, Persistence: Epictetus Quotes
The greater the difficulty the more glory in surmounting it. Skillful pilots gain their reputation from storms and tempests.

Achievements: Epictetus Quotes
The greater the difficulty, the more glory in surmounting it. Skillful pilots gain their reputation from storms and tempests.

Happiness: Epictetus Quotes
There is only one way to happiness, and that is cease worrying about the things which are beyond the power of our will.

Overcoming Adversity: Epictetus Quotes
When you are offended at any man's fault, turn to yourself and study your own failings. Then you will forget your anger.

Confidence: Epictetus Quotes
Whoever does not regard what he has as most amply wealth, is unhappy, though he be master of the world.

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