Epictetus Quotes
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What is death? A scary mask. Take it off-see, it doesn't bite.
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In theory it is easy to convince an ignorant person; in actual life, men not only object to offer themselves to be convinced, but hate the man who has convinced them.
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If then all things that grow, nay, our own bodies, are thus bound up with the whole, is not this still truer of our souls? And if our souls are bound up and in contact with God, as being very parts and fragments plucked from Himself, shall He not feel every movement of theirs as though it were His own, and belonging to His own nature? (36).
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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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Any person capable of angering you becomes your master.
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As it is pleasant to see the sea from the land, so it is pleasant for him who has escaped from troubles to think of them.
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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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It doesn't take much to lose everything, just a little departure from reason.
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Choose the life that is noblest, for custom can make it sweet to thee.
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When any person treats you ill or speaks ill of you, remember that he does this or says this because he thinks it is his duty. It is not possible, then, for him to follow that which seems right to you, but that which seems right to himself.
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Why, then, do you walk as if you had swallowed a ramrod?
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The good or ill of a man lies within his own will.
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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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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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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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Exceed due measure, and the most delightful things become the least delightful.
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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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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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To the rational being only the irrational is unendurable, but the rational is endurable.
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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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Dare to look up to God and say, Deal with me in the future as Thou wilt; I am of the same mind as Thou art; I am Thine; I refuse nothing that pleases Thee; lead me where Thou wilt; clothe me in any dress Thou choosest.