Quote by Epictetus Download Open image ““People are not disturbed by things, but by the views they take of them.”” — Epictetus ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 4.3 out of 5 (7 ratings) Copy quoteShare
“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
“And acceptance is the answer to all my problems today. When I am disturbed, it is because I find some person, place, thing, or… — Alcoholics Anonymous Copy Share Image
“It is dangerous not to conform with people's image of us, because they do not readily retract their opinions.” — Jean Cocteau Copy Share Image
“perhaps, having already reached conclusions in our own minds, we are loth to have them disturbed by facts.” — W.E.B. Du Bois Copy Share Image
“The perception of a situation depends on how people observe it.” — Dr. Hussam Atef Elkhatib Copy Share Image
“Few things are as destructive and limiting as a worldview that assumes people are mostly rational.” — Scott Adams Copy Share Image
“When I am disturbed, it is because I find some person, place, thing, or situation—some fact of my life—unacceptable to me, and I can… — Alcoholics Anonymous Copy Share Image
“It is not always events that have touched us personally that affect us the most.” — Elie Wiesel Copy Share Image
“To assess the quality of thoughts of people, don't listen to their words, but watch their actions.” — Amit Kalantri Copy Share Image
“Keep your heart clear And transparent, And you will Never be bound. A single disturbed thought Creates ten thousand distractions.” — Ryokan 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
