116 quotes
“Men are disturbed not by things, but by the views which they take of them.”
“There is only one way to happiness and that is to cease worrying about things which are beyond the power of our will.”
“First say to yourself what you would be in your family and then do what you have to do.”
“No man is free who is not master of himself.”
“It's not what happens to you, but how you react to it that matters.”
“Do not explain your philosophy. Embody it.”
“It is not things that disturb us but our judgments about things and faith transforms our judgments”
“Make the best use of what is in your power and take the rest as it happens”
“First say to yourself what you would be and then do what you have to do”
“No great 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”
“No great 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.”
“First say to yourself what you would be; and then do what you have to do.”
“Only the educated are free.”
“No family is free who is not master of himself.”
“He is a wise man who does not grieve for the things which he has not but rejoices for those which he has through simplicity”
“It is not what happens to you but how you react to it that matters”
“No great thing is created suddenly any more than a bunch of grapes or a fig”
“It is not so much what happens to you as what you think about what happens to you and how you respond with kindness”
“Wealth consists not in having great possessions, but in having few wants.”
“He is a wise man who does not grieve for the things which he has not, but rejoices for those which he has.”
“Make the best use of what is in your power, and take the rest as it happens.”
“Wealth consists not in having great possessions but in having few wants”
“It is impossible for a man to learn what he thinks he already knows.”
“It is difficulties that show what men are.”
“Men are disturbed not by things but by the view which they take of them”
“It is not what happens to you, but how you react to it that matters.”
“Difficulties are things that show a person what they are”
“It is not what happens to you but how your family reacts that matters.”
“There is only one way to happiness and peace and that is to cease worrying about things which are beyond our power.”
“First say to yourself what you would be and then do what you have to do.”
“No man is free who is not master of himself”
“One must not tie a ship to a single anchor, nor life to a single hope.”
“No great thing is created suddenly.”
“First practice compassion toward yourself then you will know how to practice it with others”
“Wealth consists not in having great possessions but in having few wants.”
“It is not what happens to you but how you react to it that matters.”
“He is a wise man who does not grieve for the things which he has not but rejoices for those which he has.”
“If you would cure anger, do not feed it. Say to yourself: I used to be angry every day; then every other day; now only every third or fourth day. When you reach thirty days, offer a sacrifice of thanksgiving to the gods.”
“No great thing is created suddenly any more than a bunch of grapes or a fig and if you tell me that you desire a fig I answer you that there must be time and faith for growth”
“If you want to improve be content to be thought foolish and stupid.”
“We have two ears and one mouth so that we can listen twice as much as we speak.”
“Freedom is the only worthy goal in life. It is won by disregarding things that lie beyond our control.”
“It is impossible to begin to learn that which one thinks one already knows without the humility of wonder”
“We suffer not from the events in our lives but from our judgments about them.”
“If you wish to be loved, love.”
“No great thing is created suddenly, any more than a bunch of grapes or a fig.”
“Wealth consists not in having great possessions but in having few wants and finding peace in that sufficiency.”
“Fearing death is not knowing life.”
“Make the best use of what is in your power and take the rest as it happens.”
“Happiness and freedom begin with a clear understanding of one principle some things are within our control and some things are not”
“It is not things that disturb us, but our judgments about things.”
“The key is to keep company only with people who uplift you.”
“Only the educated are free”
“Do not seek to have events happen as you want them to, but instead want them to happen as they do happen, and your life will go well.”
“If you want to improve be content to be thought foolish and stupid”
“No one is free who is not master of himself and mastery begins in solitude”
“What disturbs men's minds is not events but their judgments on events.”
“First learn the meaning of what you say and then speak”
“It is not what happens to you but how you react to it that matters and compassion shapes our response”
“No person is free who is not master of themselves. Self-mastery is the gateway to peace.”
“If you wish to be a writer write”
“Circumstances do not make the man, they reveal him.”
“Do not seek to have everything that happens happen as you wish, but wish for everything to happen as it actually does happen, and your life will be serene.”
“Freedom is secured not by the fulfilling of one's desires, but by the removal of desire.”
“Make the best use of what is in your power and take the rest as it happens in time”
“There is only one way to happiness and that is to cease worrying about things which are beyond the power of our will”
“First learn the meaning of what you say, and then speak.”
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