Epictetus Quotes

Life is not always not always what one wants it to be., but to make the best of it as it is the only way of being happy.

I just try and make the best of my situation and where I'm at.

Let us resolve to do the best we can with what we've got.

Don't waste your time being upset about something you can't change. Begin again and do it better this time.

One must take what nature gives as one finds it.

We can’t direct the wind, but we can adjust the sails. For maximum happiness, peace, and contentment, may we choose a positive attitude.

The greatest gift you can give somebody is your own personal development. I used to say, "If you will take care of me, I will take care of you. "Now I say, I will take care of me for you, if you will take care of you for me.

Our joy does not have to be based on our circumstances.

I'm not aiming for a knockout. I focus on doing my best. If the knockout comes, fine. If not, that's okay.

Receive with simplicity everything that happens to you.

Don't seek to have events happen as you wish, but wish them to happen as they do happen, and all will be well with you.

I just do the best I can under the circumstances.

Lil had always believed that a person's duty was to make the best of the hand they were dealt. No use wondering what might have been, she used to say, all that matters is what is.

It's vital to learn how to make the best of things.

That's life. You've got to deal with it, good and bad. We'll be all right. I mean, if we make the chase, we make it. If we don't, we don't.

You mustn’t wish for another life. You mustn’t want to be somebody else. What you must do is this: “Rejoice evermore. Pray without ceasing. In everything give thanks.” I am not all the way capable of so much, but those are the right instructions.

if I can't get what I want - well, I'll want what I can get.

It is essential to make oneself used to putting up with a little. Even the wealthy and the well provided are continually met and frustrated by difficult times and situations. It is in no man's power to have whatever he wants; but he has it in his power not to wish for what he hasn't got, and cheerfully make the most of the things that do come his way.

A wise man never refuses anything to necessity.

No matter who says what, you should accept it with a smile and do your own work.

Make a virtue of necessity.

Sometimes I wonder how you can stand being just a dog..." "You play with the cards you're dealt... Whatever that means.