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Epictetus
17 QuotesQuotes by Epictetus
"No man is free who is not master of himself."
"Freedom is the only worthy goal in life. It is won by disregarding things that lie beyond our control."
"No man is free who is not master of himself."
"Freedom is the only worthy goal in life. It is won by disregarding things that lie beyond our control."
"No man is free who is not master of himself."
"Freedom is the only worthy goal in life. It is won by disregarding things that lie beyond our control."
"No man is free who is not master of himself."
"Freedom is the only worthy goal in life. It is won by disregarding things that lie beyond our control."
"Freedom is the only worthy goal in life. It is won by disregarding things that lie beyond our control."
"The essence of philosophy is that a man should so live that his happiness shall depend as little as possible on external things."
"It is much better to die of hunger unhindered by grief and fear than to live affluently beset with worry, dread, suspicion and unchecked desire."
"When any person harms you, or speaks badly of you, remember that he acts or speaks from a supposition of its being his duty. Now, it is not possible that he should follow what appears right to you, but what appears so to himself. Therefore, if he judges from a wrong appearance, he is the person hurt, since he too is the person deceived. For if anyone should suppose a true proposition to be false, the proposition is not hurt, but he who is deceived about it. Setting out, then, from these principles, you will meekly bear a person who reviles you, for you will say upon every occasion, "It seemed so to him."...."
"Don’t explain your philosophy. Embody it."
"Make the best use of what is in your power, and take the rest as it happens."
"Wealth consists not in having great possessions, but in having few wants."
"No man is free who is not master of himself."
"It’s not what happens to you, but how you react to it that matters."