Quotes About Attitude

understand that every event is indifferent and nothing to you, of whatever sort it may be; for it will be in your power to make a right use of it, and this no one can hinder.

There are two things that must be rooted out in human beings - arrogant opinion and mistrust. Arrogant opinion expects that there is nothing further needed, and mistrust assumes that under the torrent of circumstance there can be no happiness.

Every circumstance comes with two handles, which one of which you can hold it, while with the other conditions are insupportable.

None of these things are foretold to me; but either to my paltry body, or property, or reputation, or children, or wife. But to me all omens are lucky, if I will. For whichever of these things happens, it is in my control to derive advantage from it.

It isn't events themselves that disturb people, but only their judgments about them.

When something happens, the only thing in your power is your attitude toward it; you can either accept it or resent it.

Yes, but my nose is running.' Then what do you have hands for, you slave?

People feel disturbed not by things, but by the views they take of them.

Men are disturbed, not by things, but by the principles and notions

It is not things that trouble us, but our judgements about things.

Men are disturbed not by things, but by the views which they take of things.

We cannot choose our external circumstances, but we can always choose how we respond to them.

Maak er van meet af aan een goede gewoonte van tegen elke pijnlijke indruk van buitenaf te zeggen: 'Jij bent niet meer dan een indruk! Jij bent heel anders dan je je voordoet!

Nadie puede herirte si tú no lo consientes. Sólo te lastimarán si crees que has sido lastimado. De esta manera no le guardarás rencor a tu prójimo, ya que tú serás quien controle cada sensación que pueda provocarse por la actitud de este.

If you intend to improve, throw away such thoughts as these: if I neglect my affairs, I shall not have the means of living: unless I chastise my slave, he will be bad. For it is better to die of hunger and so to be released from grief and fear than to live in abundance with perturbation; and it is better for your slave to be bad than for you to be unhappy.

practice saying to every harsh appearance,1 You are an appearance, and in no manner what you appear to be.

Before I became old I tried to live well; now that I am old, I shall try to die well; but dying well means dying gladly.

I am prepared to show you that you have resources and a character naturally strong and resilient; show me in return what grounds you have for being peevish and malcontent.

Because I have no natural gifts, shall I on that account give up my discipline? Far be it from me! Epictetus will not be better than Socrates, but if only I am not worse, that suffices me. For I shall not be a Milo, either, and yet I do not neglect my body, nor a Croesus, and yet I do not neglect my property, nor, in a word, is there any other field in which we give up the appropriate discipline merely from despair of attaining the highest.

________ Do not wish that all things will go well with you, but that you will go well with all things.

That's the kind of attitude you need to cultivate if you would be a philosopher, the sort of sentiments you should write down every day and put in practice.

Cilv?ks necieš no notikumiem, bet gan no to interpret?cijas. (Epikt?ts, 50–135.g.)

Don't hope that events will turn out the way you want, welcome events in whichever way they happen: this is the path to peace.

It is for you to arrange your priorities; but whatever you decide to do, don't do it resentfully, as if you were being imposed on.