Epictetus Quotes
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Whoever does not regard what he has as most ample wealth, is unhappy, though he be master of the world.
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Liars are the cause of all the sins and crimes in the world.
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-….when things seem to have reached that stage, merely say “I won’t play any longer”, and take your departure; but if you stay, stop lamenting.
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Asked, Who is the rich man? Epictetus replied, �He who is content.
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What is death? A scary mask. Take it off-see, it doesn't bite.
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Be careful whom you associate with. It is human to imitate the habits of those with whom we interact. We inadvertently adopt their interests, their opinions, their values, and their habit of interpreting events.
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And be silent for the most part, or else make only the most necessary remarks, and express these in few words. But rarely, and when occasion requires you to talk, talk, indeed, but about no ordinary topics. Do not talk about gladiators, or horseraces, or athletes, or things to eat or drink - topics that arise on all occasions; but above all, do not talk about people, either blaming, or praising, or comparing them.
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You have been given your own work to do. Get to it right now, do your best at it, and don't be concerned with who is watching you. Create your own merit.
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For what constitutes a child?-Ignorance. What constitutes a child?-Want of instruction; for they are our equals so far as their degree of knowledge permits.
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Practice yourself, for heaven's sake, in little things, and thence proceed to greater.
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Embrace reality. Think about what delights you - the small luxuries on which you depend, the people whom you cherish most. But remember that they have their own distinct character, which is quite a separate matter from how we happen to regard them.
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Some things are in our control and others not. Things in our control are opinion, pursuit, desire, aversion, and, in a word, whatever are our own actions. Things not in our control are body, property, reputation, command, and, in one word, whatever are not our own actions. (1).
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Don't be concerned who is watching you. The triumphs and merits of others belong to them - as do yours to you. Make the most of what you've got.
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The good or ill of a man lies within his own will.
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To the rational being only the irrational is unendurable, but the rational is endurable.
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Consider first the nature of the business in hand; then examine thy own nature, whether thou hast strength to undertake it.
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As you think, so you become.....Our busy minds are forever jumping to conclusions, manufacturing and interpreting signs that aren't there.
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We have two ears and one mouth so that we can listen twice as much as we speak.
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Exceed due measure, and the most delightful things become the least delightful.
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By accepting life's limits and inevitabilities and working with them rather than fighting them, we become free.
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At this time is freedom anything but the right to live as we wish? Nothing else.
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Know you not that a good man does nothing for appearance sake, but for the sake of having done right?
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Why, then, do you walk as if you had swallowed a ramrod?
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It doesn't take much to lose everything, just a little departure from reason.