Quote by Epictetus Download Open image ““Prefer enduring satisfaction to immediate gratification.”” — Epictetus ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 2.0 out of 5 (5 ratings) Copy quoteShare
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Practice yourself, for heaven's sake in little things, and then proceed to greater. — Epictetus Copy Share Image
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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
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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
