Quote by Epictetus Download Open image ““Man is disturbed not by things, but by the views he takes of them.”” — Epictetus ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.6 out of 5 (8 ratings) Copy quoteShare
“Men are disturbed not by the things which happen, but by the opinion about the things.” — Epictetus Copy Share Image
“People are not disturbed by things, but by the views they take of them.” — Epictetus Copy Share Image
“People feel disturbed not by things, but by the views they take of them.” — Epictetus Copy Share Image
“It's not him who's disturbed. But he likes to disturb others--to shake them out of their rut.” — Jostein Gaarder Copy Share Image
“[Man] progresses in all things by resolutely making a fool of himself.” — George Bernard Shaw Copy Share Image
“It is living in sensation that makes man material, and after some time he becomes ignorant of the spirit.” — Hazrat Inayat Khan Copy Share Image
“Observers trying to decide what a man is like look closely at his actions.” — Robert B. Cialdini Copy Share Image
“The mistake of man is that he always seeks explanations which uphold his view of the world.” — Théun Mares Copy Share Image
“Men's views of things are the result of their understanding alone. Their conduct is regulated by their understanding, their temper, and their passions.” — David Hume Copy Share Image
“We are at the mercy of whoever wields authority over the things we either desire or detest. If you would be free, then, do… — Epictetus Copy Share Image
Practice yourself, for heaven's sake in little things, and then proceed to greater. — Epictetus Copy Share Image
When men are unhappy, they do not imagine they can ever cease to be so; and when some calamity has fallen on them, they… — Epictetus Copy Share Image
We are not disturbed by what happens to us, but by our thoughts about what happens to us. — Epictetus Copy Share Image
You know yourself what you are worth in your own eyes; and at what price you will sell yourself. For men sell themselves at… — Epictetus Copy Share Image
Crows pick out the eyes of the dead, when the dead have no longer need of them; but flatterers mar the soul of the… — Epictetus Copy Share Image
As a man, casting off worn out garments taketh new ones, so the dweller in the body, entereth into ones that are new. — Epictetus Copy Share Image
If you would improve, submit to be considered wihout sense and foolish with respect to externals. Wish to be considered to know nothing; and… — Epictetus Copy Share Image
“For it is not death or pain that is to be feared, but the fear of pain or death.” — Epictetus Copy Share Image
What else can I do, a lame old man, but sing hymns to God? If I were a nightingale, I would do the nightingale's… — Epictetus Copy Share Image
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