Epictetus Quotes

Do not so much be ashamed of that disgrace which proceeds from men's opinion as fly from that which comes from the truth.

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• We love a tale of heroes and villains and conflicts requiring a neat resolution.

  

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• The whole story of the comfort women, the system of forced sexual slavery, the medical experiments of Unit 731, is not something that is in the US psyche. That is changing because many books are coming out.

  

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• I love literature deeply. I view books as sacred things, and in writing my story, I'm going to do my best to honor the form that has played such a huge part in shaping who I am.

  

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• If there is no criticism, you become lazy. But it should be constructive, and it should be the truth. If it's biased and there's no truth in it, then I don't care about it. If it's true, it helps me grow.

  

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• I am an arm hitter. When you snap the bat with your wrists just as you meet the ball, you give the bat tremendous speed for a few inches of its course. The speed with which the bat meets the ball is the thing that counts.

  

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• Guys who are charismatic and fun-loving and sweet and generous are the ones I want to date.

  

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• When we set out our original program from the beginning, obviously our markets were pretty limited, and we were thinking about them mostly as U.S. shows, and they would travel like other U.S. shows have.

  

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• When we first met, I didn't want to get involved with anyone. I didn't have the time or energy, and I wasn't sure that I was ready for it. But you were so good to me, and I got swept up in that. And little by little, I found myself falling in love with you.

  

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• Effective thinking consists of being able to arrive at the truth; truth being defined as that which exists.

  

  Calvin S. Hall
  • Thinking
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• Tell the Truth, and speak from your pay-grade. Don't try to answer questions that would better be directed to the battalion commander or Gen. William Westmoreland or President Lyndon Johnson. If you are a squad leader, answer questions about what you know and do.

  

  Hal Moore
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• Do not so much be ashamed of that disgrace which proceeds from men's opinion as fly from that which comes from the truth.

  

  Epictetus
  • Truth
  • Ashamed
  • Men's Opinion