"Do not seek to bring things to pass in accordance with your wishes, but wish for them as they are, and you will find them."

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"Do not seek to bring things to pass in accordance with your wishes, but wish for them as they are, and you will find them."

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"True wisdom often comes from the experience of failure-not from success."

Debasish Mridha, American Author

Wisdom, Failure, Experience, Growth

"Three kinds of people achieve illumination: those who learn, those who teach, and those who do both continuously."

Matshona Dhliwayo, Zimbabwean Philosopher

Wisdom, Illumination, Learning, Teaching, Growth

"Your time is the life you have at a particular moment."

Sunday Adelaja, Nigerian Author

Wisdom, Time, Life, Moment, Awareness

"Some persons can't accept the truth, due to their inability to let go of their own perceptions."

Anonymous, Unknown Unknown

Wisdom, Truth, Perception, Acceptance, Reality

"When a youth was giving himself airs in the Theatre and saying, 'I am wise, for I have conversed with many wise men,' Epictetus replied, 'I too have conversed with many rich men, yet I am not rich!'."

Epictetus, Greek Philosopher

Wisdom, Humility, Observation, Learning

"Integrity is doing the right thing when nobody's watching, and doing as you say you would do."

Roy T. Bennett, American Author

Wisdom, Truth, Power, Inspirational

"Rumi himself once said that counterfeit gold is only to be found because there is such a thing as real gold to be copied."

Idries Shah, Indian Author

Wisdom, Authenticity, Truth, Values, Philosophy

"If we encounter a man of rare intellect, we should ask him what books he reads."

Ralph Waldo Emerson, American Poet

Wisdom, Intellect, Books, Question, Learning

"I'm not much of a believer in the so-called character study; I think that in the end, the story should always be the boss."

Stephen King, American Author

Wisdom, Writing, Truth, Power

"Wisdom is the ultimate blooms of a tree we call life."

Debasish Mridha, American Author

Wisdom, Tree, Life, Growth

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"When a youth was giving himself airs in the Theatre and saying, 'I am wise, for I have conversed with many wise men,' Epictetus replied, 'I too have conversed with many rich men, yet I am not rich!'."

Wisdom

"No greater thing is created suddenly, any more than a bunch of grapes or a fig. If you tell me that you desire a fig, I answer you that there must be time. Let it first blossom, then bear fruit, then ripen."

Patience

"Neither should a ship rely on one small anchor, nor should life rest on a single hope."

Hope

"Unless we place our religion and our treasure in the same thing, religion will always be sacrificed."

Faith

"Remember, it is not enough to be hit or insulted to be harmed, you must believe that you are being harmed. If someone succeeds in provoking you, realize that your mind is complicit in the provocation. Which is why it is essential that we not respond impulsively to impressions; take a moment before reacting, and you will find it easier to maintain control."

Psychology

"In the long run, every man will pay the penalty for his own misdeeds. The man who remembers this will be angry with no one, indignant with no one, revile no one, blame no one, offend no one, hate no one."

Ethics

"We are not to give credit to the many, who say that none ought to be educated but the free; but rather to the philosophers, who say that the well-educated alone are free."

Education

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"True wisdom often comes from the experience of failure-not from success."

"Three kinds of people achieve illumination: those who learn, those who teach, and those who do both continuously."

"Your time is the life you have at a particular moment."

"Some persons can't accept the truth, due to their inability to let go of their own perceptions."

"When a youth was giving himself airs in the Theatre and saying, 'I am wise, for I have conversed with many wise men,' Epictetus replied, 'I too have conversed with many rich men, yet I am not rich!'."

"Integrity is doing the right thing when nobody's watching, and doing as you say you would do."

"Rumi himself once said that counterfeit gold is only to be found because there is such a thing as real gold to be copied."

"If we encounter a man of rare intellect, we should ask him what books he reads."

"I'm not much of a believer in the so-called character study; I think that in the end, the story should always be the boss."

"Wisdom is the ultimate blooms of a tree we call life."

Explore more quotes by Epictetus

"When a youth was giving himself airs in the Theatre and saying, 'I am wise, for I have conversed with many wise men,' Epictetus replied, 'I too have conversed with many rich men, yet I am not rich!'."

"No greater thing is created suddenly, any more than a bunch of grapes or a fig. If you tell me that you desire a fig, I answer you that there must be time. Let it first blossom, then bear fruit, then ripen."

"Neither should a ship rely on one small anchor, nor should life rest on a single hope."

"Unless we place our religion and our treasure in the same thing, religion will always be sacrificed."

"First learn the meaning of what you say, and then speak."

"If you would be a reader read if a writer write."

"Difficulties are things that show a person what they are."

"In the long run, every man will pay the penalty for his own misdeeds. The man who remembers this will be angry with no one, indignant with no one, revile no one, blame no one, offend no one, hate no one."

"We are not to give credit to the many, who say that none ought to be educated but the free; but rather to the philosophers, who say that the well-educated alone are free."