All Epictetus Quotes
- You know yourself what you are worth in your own eyes; and at what price you will sell yourself. For men sell themselves at various… All
- Either God wants to abolish evil, and cannot; or he can, but does not want to. Abolish
- If you would be a reader, read; if a writer, write. Inspirational
- So you wish to conquer in the Olympic Games, my friend? And I, too... But first mark the conditions and the consequences. You will have… Abstain
- Preach not to others what they should eat, but eat as becomes you and be silent. Becomes
- Difficulty shows what men are. Difficulty
- Man is not worried by real problems so much as by his imagined anxieties about real problems Anxieties
- Any person capable of angering you becomes your master; he can anger you only when you permit yourself to be disturbed by him. Anger
- He who laughs at himself never runs out of things to laugh at. Fortune Cookie
- Concerning the Gods, there are those who deny the very existence of the Godhead; others say that it exists, but neither bestirs nor concerns itself… Admit
- If you want to improve, be content to be thought foolish and stupid with regard to external things. Don't wish to be thought to know… Acquire
- Events do not just happen, but arrive by appointment. Appointment
- Seek not the good in external things;seek it in yourselves. External
- Asked, Who is the rich man? Epictetus replied, �He who is content. Asked
- Nature hath given men one tongue but two ears, that we may hear from others twice as much as we speak. Ears
- Give me by all means the shorter and nobler life, instead of one that is longer but of less account! Account
- Even as the Sun doth not wait for prayers and incantations to rise, but shines forth and is welcomed by all: so thou also wait… Accord
- Caretake this moment. Immerse yourself in its particulars. Respond to this person, this challenge, this deed. Quit evasions. Stop giving yourself needless trouble. It is… Challenge
- If anyone tells you that a certain person speaks ill of you, do not make excuses about what is said of you but answer, "He… Alone
- I must die. Must I then die lamenting? I must be put in chains. Must I then also lament? I must go into exile. Does… Any