Inspiring Quotes by Epictetus

If you are told that someone is talking badly about you, don’t defend yourself against the story but reply: ‘Obviously he didn’t know my other faults, or he would have mentioned them as well.’

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It is better to starve to death in a calm and confident state of mind than to live anxiously amidst abundance.

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If you have taken a role beyond your capacity, you have demeaned yourself in it, and you have also passed up the role you could have filled credibly.

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