Ought Quotes by Epictetus

12 Ought quotes by Epictetus

Epictetus reminds us that true obligation begins within, framing duty as a matter of inner discipline. This concise set of twelve maxims offers a practical, stoic guide to what we should strive for.

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We ought to flee the friendship of the wicked, and the enmity of the good.

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You ought to choose both physician and friend, not the most agreeable, but the most useful.

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When our friends are present we ought to treat them well; and when they are absent, to speak of them well.

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What ought one to say then as each hardship comes? I was practicing for this, I was training for this.

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Since it is Reason which shapes and regulates all other things, it ought not itself to be left in disorder.

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We are not to give credit to the many, who say that none ought to be educated but the free; but rather…

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When you have decided that a thing ought to be done and are doing it, never avoid bein seen doing it, though…

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It is not the events but our viewpoint toward events that is the determining factor. We ought to be more concerned about…

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Never call yourself a philosopher, nor talk a great deal among the unlearned about theorems, but act conformably to them. Thus, at…

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Against specious appearances we must set clear convictions, bright and ready for use. When death appears as an evil, we ought immediately…

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Everything has two handles; the one soft and manageable, the other such as will not endure to be touched. If then your…

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What else can I do, a lame old man, but sing hymns to God? If I were a nightingale, I would do…

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“For it is not death or pain that is to be feared, but the fear of pain or death.”

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People are disturbed not by things, but by the view they take of them.

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“Small-minded people blame others. Average people blame themselves. The wise see all blame as foolishness”

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All philosophy lies in two words, sustain and abstain.

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