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Quotes by Epictetus in Men category:
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"He is a wise man who does not grieve for the things which he has not, but rejoices for those which he has." 5.0000 average rating  
"The essence of philosophy is that a man should so live that his happiness shall depend as little as possible on external things." 4.1667 average rating  
"No man is free who is not master of himself." 4.2222 average rating  
"We must not believe the many, who say that only free people ought to be educated, but we should rather believe the philosophers who say that only the educated are free." 4.2000 average rating  
"Difficulties are things that show what men are." 4.3000 average rating  
"There are some things which men confess with ease, and others with difficulty."  
"Man is troubled not by events, but by the meaning he gives them." 5.0000 average rating  
"It is impossible for a man to learn what he thinks he already knows." 4.2500 average rating  
"Difficulties show men what they are. In case of any difficulty remember that God has pitted you against a rough antagonist that you may be a conqueror, and this cannot be without toil." 4.3333 average rating