All Epictetus Quotes
- Know, first, who you are, and then adorn yourself accordingly. Accordingly
- It is impossible to begin to learn that which one thinks one already knows. Already Knows
- It is not he who reviles or strikes you who insults you, but your opinion that these things are insulting. Insult
- Neither should a ship rely on one small anchor, nor should life rest on a single hope. Anchor
- If one oversteps the bounds of moderation, the greatest pleasures cease to please. Bounds
- Freedom is not procured by a full enjoyment of what is desired, but by controlling the desire. Contentment
- No great thing is created suddenly. Created
- All philosophy lies in two words, sustain and abstain. Abstain
- You are a little soul carrying around a corpse. Carrying
- The greater the difficulty the more glory in surmounting it. Skillful pilots gain their reputation from storms and tempests. Achievement
- If you desire to be good, begin by believing that you are wicked. Begin
- No man is free who is not master of himself. Discipline
- Control thy passions lest they take vengence on thee. Control
- We tell lies, yet it is easy to show that lying is immoral. Deceit
- Whoever does not regard what he has as most ample wealth, is unhappy, though he be master of the world. Ample
- The world turns aside to let any man pass who knows where he is going. Any
- 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. Achieve
- One that desires to excel should endeavor in those things that are in themselves most excellent. Achievement
- Practice yourself, for heaven's sake in little things, and then proceed to greater. Greater
- We should not moor a ship with one anchor, or our life with one hope. Anchor