Who exactly do you want to be? What kind of person do you want to be? What are your personal ideals? Whom do you admire? What are their special traits that you would make your own It's time to stop being vague. If you wish to be an extraordinary person, if you wish to become wise, then you should explicitly identify the kind of person you aspire to become. If you have a daybook, write down who you're trying to be, so that you can refer to this self-determination. Precisely describe the demeanor you want to adopt so that you may preserve it when you are by yourself or with other people.
It is impossible for a man to learn what he thinks he already knows. - Epictetus
It is impossible for a man to learn what he thinks he already knows.
- Epictetus
An ignorant person is inclined to blame others for his own misfortune. To blame oneself is proof of progress. But the wise man never has to blame ano… - Epictetus
An ignorant person is inclined to blame others for his own misfortune. To blame oneself is proof of progress. But the wise man never has to blame ano…
Be careful whom you associate with. It is human to imitate the habits of those with whom we interact. We inadvertently adopt their interests, their o… - Epictetus
Be careful whom you associate with. It is human to imitate the habits of those with whom we interact. We inadvertently adopt their interests, their o…
Events do not just happen, but arrive by appointment. - Epictetus
Events do not just happen, but arrive by appointment.
When something happens, the only thing in your power is your attitude toward it. It is not the things that disturb us, but our interpretation of thei… - Epictetus
When something happens, the only thing in your power is your attitude toward it. It is not the things that disturb us, but our interpretation of thei…
He who laughs at himself never runs out of things to laugh at. - Epictetus
He who laughs at himself never runs out of things to laugh at.
If evil be spoken of you and it be true, correct yourself, if it be a lie, laugh at it. - Epictetus
If evil be spoken of you and it be true, correct yourself, if it be a lie, laugh at it.
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
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.
Don't explain your philosophy. Embody it. - Epictetus
Don't explain your philosophy. Embody it.
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