Epictetus Quotes About Lying
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If evil be spoken of you and it be true, correct yourself, if it be a lie, laugh at it.
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Liars are the cause of all the sins and crimes in the world.
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We tell lies, yet it is easy to show that lying is immoral.
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Freedom and happiness are won by disregarding things that lie beyond our control.
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All philosophy lies in two words, sustain and abstain.
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If we are not stupid or insincere when we say that the good or ill of man lies within his own will, and that all beside is nothing to us, why are we still troubled?
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In trying to please other people, we find ourselves misdirected toward what lies outside our sphere of influence. In doing so, we lose our hold on our lifes purpose.
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Freedom is the only worthy goal in life. It is won by disregarding things that lie beyond our control. Stop aspiring to be anyone other than your own best self: for that does fall within your control.
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The good or ill of a man lies within his own will.
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