“First learn the meaning of what you say, and then speak.”
Communication
“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.”
AloneAll Quotes by Epictetus
“There is only one way to happiness and that is to cease worrying about things which are beyond the power of our will.”
Happiness“Nothing great 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.”
Great“Only the educated are free.”
Motivational“Unless we place our religion and our treasure in the same thing, religion will always be sacrificed.”
Religion“It takes more than just a good looking body. You've got to have the heart and soul to go with it.”
Good“It is not death or pain that is to be dreaded, but the fear of pain or death.”
Death“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“Neither should a ship rely on one small anchor, nor should life rest on a single hope.”
Hope“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“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“To accuse others for one's own misfortunes is a sign of want of education. To accuse oneself shows that one's education has begun. To accuse neither oneself nor others shows that one's education is complete.”
Education“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“If you seek truth you will not seek victory by dishonorable means, and if you find truth you will become invincible.”
Truth“Freedom is the right to live as we wish.”
Freedom“When you are offended at any man's fault, turn to yourself and study your own failings. Then you will forget your anger.”
Anger“No great thing is created suddenly.”
Great“God has entrusted me with myself.”
God“Wealth consists not in having great possessions, but in having few wants.”
Finance