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Philosopher Quotes by Epictetus
- What is it to be a philosopher? Is it not to be prepared against events?
- Shall I show you the sinews of a philosopher? What sinews are those? - A will undisappointed; evils avoided; powers daily exercised; careful resolutions; unerring…
- If you set your heart upon philosophy, you must straightway prepare yourself to be laughed at and mocked by many who will say Behold a…
- A vulgar man, in any ill that happens to him, blames others; a novice in philosophy blames himself; and a philosopher blames neither, the one…
- 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,…
- Whoever is going to listen to the philosophers needs a considerable practice in listening.
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