“Men are disturbed not by things, but by the view which they take of them.”
Men
“The essence of philosophy is that a man should so live that his happiness shall depend as little as possible on external things.”
HappinessAll Quotes by Epictetus
“We are not to give credit to the many, who say that none ought to be educated but the free but rather to the philosophers, who say that the well-educated alone are free.”
Alone“Freedom is not procured by a full enjoyment of what is desired, but by controlling the desire.”
Freedom“Only the educated are free.”
Motivational“Wealth consists not in having great possessions, but in having few wants.”
Finance“If virtue promises happiness, prosperity and peace, then progress in virtue is progress in each of these for to whatever point the perfection of anything brings us, progress is always an approach toward it.”
Happiness“We should not moor a ship with one anchor, or our life with one hope.”
Hope“God has entrusted me with myself.”
God“No greater thing is created suddenly, any more than a bunch of grapes or a fig. If you tell me that you desire a fig, I answer you that there must be time. Let it first blossom, then bear fruit, then ripen.”
Time“When you are offended at any man's fault, turn to yourself and study your own failings. Then you will forget your anger.”
Anger“Neither should a ship rely on one small anchor, nor should life rest on a single hope.”
Hope“Make the best use of what is in your power, and take the rest as it happens.”
Best“First learn the meaning of what you say, and then speak.”
Communication“It is not death or pain that is to be dreaded, but the fear of pain or death.”
Death“Is freedom anything else than the right to live as we wish? Nothing else.”
Freedom“It is the nature of the wise to resist pleasures, but the foolish to be a slave to them.”
Nature“The key is to keep company only with people who uplift you, whose presence calls forth your best.”
Best“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.”
Hope“Imagine for yourself a character, a model personality, whose example you determine to follow, in private as well as in public.”
Imagination“Freedom is the right to live as we wish.”
Freedom