If a man would pursue Philosophy, his first task is to throw away conceit. For it is impossible for a man to begin to learn what he has a conceit that he already knows.
Epictetus
The essence of philosophy is that a man should so live that his happiness shall depend as little as possible on external things.
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What is the first business of one who practices philosophy To get rid of selfconceit. For it is impossible for anyone to begin to learn that which he thinks he already knows.
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All philosophy lies in two words Sustain and Abstain.
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As a man, casting off worn out garments taketh new ones, so the dweller in the body, entereth into ones that are new.
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Know you not that a good man does nothing for appearance sake, but for the sake of having done right?
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Whoever is going to listen to the philosophers needs a considerable practice in listening.
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Don't explain your philosophy. Embody it.
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It is our attitude toward events, not events themselves, which we can control. Nothing is by its own nature calamitous -- even death is terrible only if we fear it.
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