Free will Quote by Epictetus Download Open image “You may fetter my leg, but Zeus himself cannot get the better of my free will.” — Epictetus ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 4.6 out of 5 (7 ratings) Copy quoteShare Free will Legs May Zeus
Zeus, first cause, prime mover; for what thing without Zeus is done among mortals? — Aeschylus Copy Share Image
“Zeus wanted something that would bring healing to the people who had survived the war. In my mind, there was nothing more healing to… — Farrah Rochon Copy Share Image
“By such reflections and by the continuance in them of a divine nature, th qualities which we have described grew and increased among them; but when the divine portion began to fade away, and became diluted too often and too much with the mortal admixture, and the human nature got the upper hand, they then, being unable to bear their… — Plato Copy Share
“ "Not only will the masses forever sing your praises for saving them from Titan rule, but they will associate you with feelings of warmth and safety and pleasure and all things good. It will be beautiful, Zeus. I promise." Technically, she had delivered on that promise by creating the most beautiful, most compelling, most delightful beings the world had… — Farrah Rochon Copy Share
...Perses, hear me out on justice, and take what I have to say to heart; cease thinking of violence. For the son of Kronos,… — Hesiod Copy Share Image
“Zeus was kind of a sneaky bastard and was always morphinginto other creatures to get it on with the ladies..." ~ Devin” — Sibylla Matilde Copy Share Image
You will certainly not be able to take the lead in all things yourself, for to one man a god has given deeds of… — Homer Copy Share Image
I think I can remember being dead. Many times, in winter, I approached Zeus. Tell me, I would ask him, how can I endure… — Louise Glück Copy Share Image
Zeus most glorious and most great, Thundercloud, throned in the heavens! Let not the sun go down and the darkness come, until I cast… — Homer Copy Share Image
“I am the god of dreams, but not even I would dream of speaking for Hades,” Morpheus replied with a mischievous look in his eyes. “But if I had to guess, I would say it’s because he knows how destructive his little brother is. Hades, unlike most of the other gods, cares for mortals and doesn’t want to see them… — Josephine Angelini Copy Share
“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
If you choose to draw from the inner well of free will, then you can make choices that are outside your current karmic patterns. — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
“Failing to meet your true destiny is a tragic act of free will.” — Anthon St. Maarten Copy Share Image
Only when he voluntarily chooses that which he inexorably must do, has man any free will at all. — Anonymous Copy Share Image
The goal of the Creator is for each entity to make a conscious choice to again seek Oneness, out of our own free will… — David Wilcock Copy Share Image
“The answer to the question raised in the title of this essay - Is salvation a matter of divine determination or human responsibility? -… — Layton Talbert Copy Share Image
“Mastema prefers absolutes. He wants fences on the world and everything in its place, neat and tidy as a churchyard garden. God is not… — Kirby Crow Copy Share Image
“There is a big park in the middle of the locality. Surrounded by at least 50 houses. That those residents got to live in… — Andy Paula Copy Share Image
“Most people live life on the path we set for them. Too afraid to explore any other. But once in a while people like… — The Adjustment Bureau Copy Share Image
They either attach themselves to God's will, which results in their continuous progress, improvement and advancement, or they oppose God's will, are justly subjected… — Gregory Palamas Copy Share Image
I know we can each do something, however small that act may seem to be. We can pay an honest tithe and give our… — Jeffrey R. Holland Copy Share Image