Epictetus Quotes

• No man is able to make progress when he is wavering between opposite things.

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• Freedom is not procured by a full enjoyment of what is desired, but by controlling that desire.

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• Men are not afraid of things, but of how they view them.

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  Happiness and freedom begin with a clear understanding of one principle: Some things are within our control, and some things are not.

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  In order to please others, we loose our hold on our life’s purpose.

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  If you wish to be a writer, write.

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• It is not he who reviles or strikes you who insults you, but your opinion that these things are insulting.

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  You are a little soul carrying around a corpse.

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• Wealth consists not in having great possessions, but in having few wants.

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• There is only one way to happiness, and that is to cease worrying about things which are beyond the power of our will.

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  It’s not what happens to you, but how you react to it that matters.

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  First say to yourself what you would be; and then do what you have to do.

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• Freedom is not procured by a full enjoyment of what is desired, but by controlling the desire.

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• Be careful to leave your sons well instructed rather than rich, for the hopes of the instructed are better than the wealth of the ignorant.

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• He is a drunkard who takes more than three glasses though he be not drunk.

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• Control thy passions lest they take vengence on thee.

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• If thy brother wrongs thee, remember not so much his wrong-doing, but more than ever that he is thy brother.

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• He is a wise man who does not grieve for the things which he has not, but rejoices for those which he has.

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• First learn the meaning of what you say, and then speak.

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• Whoever does not regard what he has as most ample wealth, is unhappy, though he be master of the world.

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Epictetus (74)

Nationality:	Greek
Profession:	Philosopher

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Epictetus was born in Hierapolis, Phrygia. He was a Greek speaking Stoic philosopher. His teachings were written down and published by his pupil Arrian in his Discourses. He taught that philosophy is a way of life and not just a theoretical discipline.

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