Epictetus quotes
23 quotes by Epictetus. Topics: Famous Quotes, Freedom, Happiness, Inspirational, Success, Wisdom.
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“One that desires to excel should endeavor in those things that are in themselves most excellent.”
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“Men are disturbed not by things, but by the view which they take of them.”
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“Not every difficult and dangerous thing is suitable for training, but only that which is conducive to success in achieving the object of our effort.”
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“Make the best use of what is in your power and take the rest as it happens.”
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“If you seek truth, you will not seek victory by dishonorable means, and if you find truth you will become invincible.”
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“It is impossible for a man to learn what he thinks he already knows.”
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“The world turns aside to let any man pass who knows where he is going.”
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“If you wish to be a writer, write.”
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“It is the nature of the wise to resist pleasures, but the foolish to be a slave to them.”
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“Know, first, who you are, and then adorn yourself accordingly.”
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“No man is free who is not master of himself.”
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“When you are offended at any man's fault, turn to yourself and study your own failings. Then you will forget your anger.”
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“The key is to keep company only with people who uplift you, whose presence calls forth your best.”
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“Difficulties are things that show a person what they are.”
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“Keep silence for the most part, and speak only when you must, and then briefly.”
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“He is a wise man who does not grieve for the things which he has not but rejoices for those which he has.”
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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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“It's not what happens to you, but how you react to it that matters.”
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“Freedom is the right to live as we wish.”
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“First say to yourself what you would be; and then do what you have to do.”
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“There is only one way to happiness and that is to cease worrying about things which are beyond the power of our will.”
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“Practice yourself, for heaven's sake in little things, and then proceed to greater.”
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“Nature gave us one tongue and two ears so we could hear twice as much as we speak.”