All Epictetus Quotes
- Whenever you are angry, be assured that it is not only a present evil, but that you have increased a habit. Anger
- The two powers which in my opinion constitute a wise man are those of bearing and forbearing. Bearing
- Silence is safer than speech. Quiet
- Unless we place our religion and our treasure in the same thing, religion will always be sacrificed. Inspirational
- He is a drunkard who takes more than three glasses though he be not drunk. Alcohol
- There is nothing good or evil save in the will. Evil
- You may be always victorious if you will never enter into any contest where the issue does not wholly depend upon yourself. Always Victorious
- If virtue promises happiness, prosperity and peace, then progress in virtue is progress in each of these for to whatever point the perfection of anything… Anything Brings
- 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,… Answer
- Never in any case say I have lost such a thing, but I have returned it. Is your child dead? It is a return. Is… Any
- We are not to give credit to the many, who say that none ought to be educated but the free; but rather to the philosophers,… Alone
- If you would cure anger, do not feed it. Say to yourself: 'I used to be angry every day; then every other day; now only… Anger
- Circumstances don't make the man, they only reveal him to himself. Circumstances
- Don't explain your philosophy. Embody it. Embody
- Do not try to seem wise to others. Inspirational
- Attach yourself to what is spiritually superior, regardless of what other people think or do. Hold to your true aspirations no matter what is going… Aspiration
- Other people's views and troubles can be contagious. Don't sabotage yourself by unwittingly adopting negative, unproductive attitudes through your associations with others. Adopting
- There is but one way to tranquility of mind and happiness, and that is to account no external things thine own, but to commit all… Account
- Difficulty shows what men are. Therefore when a difficulty falls upon you, remember that God, like a trainer of wrestlers, has matched you with a… Accomplished
- Don't just say you have read books. Show that through them you have learned to think better, to be a more discriminating and reflective person.… Bad