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

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

Epictetus
Forgiveness, Spiritual, Wisdom

These are the signs of a wise man: to reprove nobody, to praise nobody, to blame nobody, nor even to speak of himself or his own merits.

Epictetus
Wise, Wisdom, Men

The world turns aside to let any man pass who knows where he is going.

Epictetus
Wisdom, Philosophical, Men

We are not disturbed by what happens to us, but by our thoughts about what happens to us.

Epictetus
Inspirational, Wisdom, Disturbed

It is the nature of the wise to resist pleasures, but the foolish to be a slave to them.

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Wise, Wisdom, Stupid

Difficulty shows what men are. Therefore when a difficulty falls upon you, remember that God, like a trainer of wrestlers, has matched you with a rough young man. Why? So that you may become an Olympic conqueror; but it is not accomplished without sweat.

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Inspirational, Wisdom, Fall
Epictetus (2009). “The Enchiridion, or Handbook: With A Selection from the Discourses of Epictetus”, p.41, The Floating Press

He who exercises wisdom exercises the knowledge which is about God.

Epictetus
God, Wisdom, Exercise
Epictetus (1877). “The Discourses of Epictetus: With the Encheiridion and Fragments”, p.433

From now on practice saying to everything that appears unpleasant: You are merely an appearance and NOT what you appear to be.

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Wisdom, Fun, Practice

It is impossible that happiness, and yearning for what is not present, should ever be united.

Epictetus
Wisdom, Impossible, Should
Epictetus (1928). “The Discourses as Reported by Arrian ; the Manual, and Fragments”

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