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)