The key is to keep company only with people who uplift you,… - Epictetus

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The key is to keep company only with people who uplift you, whose presence calls forth your best.

Epictetus

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Epictetus (c. 55 – c. 135 AD), born a slave, was a Greek Stoic philosopher. His words were recorded by his student Arrian in the Discourses and Enchiridion written in the early 2nd-century.

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Native Name: ΕΠΙΚΤΗΤΟΣ

Alternative Names: Epictetus of Hierapolis • Epiktetos

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Be bold to look towards God and say, "Use me henceforward for whatever you want; I am of one mind with you; I am yours; I refuse nothing that seems good to you; lead me where you will; wrap me in what clothes you will."

If any be unhappy, let him remember that he is unhappy by reason of himself alone. For God hath made all men to enjoy felicity and constancy of good.

It is better to starve to death in a calm and confident state of mind than to live anxiously amidst abundance.

The key is to keep company only with people who uplift you, whose presence calls forth your best. - Epictetus

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