Epictetus Quotes About Greek Philosopher
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If evil be spoken of you and it be true, correct yourself, if it be a lie, laugh at it.
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First say to yourself what you would be; and then do what you have to do.
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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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It is impossible for a man to learn what he thinks he already knows.
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At this time is freedom anything but the right to live as we wish? Nothing else.
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Only the educated are free.
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Practice yourself, for heaven's sake, in little things, and thence proceed to greater.
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It's not what happens to you, but how you react to it that matters.
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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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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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No greater 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 you that there must be time. Let it first blossom, then bear fruit, then ripen.
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Nothing great is created suddenly, any more than a bunch of grapes or a fig.
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Wealth consists not in having great possessions, but in having few wants.
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