Epictetus

wealth posession want

“Wealth consists not in having great possessions, but in having few wants.”

― Epictetus (55-135)

philosophy explain embody

“Don't explain your philosophy. Embody it.”

― Epictetus (55-135)

happiness worry power will

“There is only one way to happiness and that is to cease worrying about things which are beyond the power or our will. ”

― Epictetus (55-135)

improve foolish stupid

“If you want to improve, be content to be thought foolish and stupid.”

― Epictetus (55-135)

happen react matter

“It's not what happens to you, but how you react to it that matters.”

― Epictetus (55-135)

laugh himself

“He who laughs at himself never runs out of things to laugh at.”

― Epictetus (55-135)

freedom goal life disregard control

“Freedom is the only worthy goal in life. It is won by disregarding things that lie beyond our control.”

― Epictetus (55-135)

impossible learn think know

“It is impossible for a man to learn what he thinks he already knows.”

― Epictetus (55-135)

nature two ears one tongue hear twice speak

“Nature hath given men one tongue but two ears, that we may hear from others twice as much as we speak.”

― Epictetus (55-135)

learn meaning say speak

“First learn the meaning of what you say, and then speak.”

― Epictetus (50-135)

know are adorn accordingly

“Know, first, who you are, and then adorn yourself accordingly.”

― Epictetus (55-135)

reader writer read write

“If you would be a reader, read; if a writer, write.”

― Epictetus (55-135)

preach other eat silent

“Preach not to others what they should eat, but eat as becomes you and be silent. ”

― Epictetus (55-135)

great create suddenly

“No great thing is created suddenly.”

― Epictetus (55-135)

fetter leg free will

“You may fetter my leg, but Zeus himself cannot get the better of my free will.”

― Epictetus (50-135)

listen philospher practice philosophy

“Whoever is going to listen to the philosophers needs a considerable practice in listening.”

― Epictetus (55-135)

create suddenly fig blossom fruit ripen

“No great thing is created suddenly, any more than a bunch of grapes or a fig. If you tell me that you desire a fig, I answer that there must be time. Let it first blossom, then bear fruit, then ripen.”

― Epictetus (55-135)

live rules harmony nature

“Don't live by your own rules, but in harmony with nature”

― Epictetus (55-135)

concern thing are think illusion

“What concerns me is not the way things are, but the way people think things are.”

― Epictetus (55-135)