Epictetus Quotes

Greek - Philosopher 50 - 138

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

Drunk Glasses Who More Drunkard He Takes Than Though Three

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

Wisdom You React Matters How Happens

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

World Unhappy Wealth He Ample Does Master Most Regard Though Whoever

Only the educated are free.

Motivational Free Only Educated

People are not disturbed by things, but by the view they take of them.

People Brainy View Things Disturbed Take Them

The essence of philosophy is that a man should so live that his happiness shall depend as little as possible on external things.

Happiness Man Live Things Depend Essence External External Things His Little Philosophy Possible Shall Should

We have two ears and one mouth so that we can listen twice as much as we speak.

Communication Speak Mouth Two Ears Listen Much Twice

God has entrusted me with myself.

Myself God Me Entrusted

Unless we place our religion and our treasure in the same thing, religion will always be sacrificed.

Religion Will Always Place Our Sacrificed Same Same Thing Thing Treasure Unless

All religions must be tolerated... for every man must get to heaven in his own way.

Man Religion Way Heaven All Religions Every Every Man Get His Must Own Religions Tolerated

Difficulties are things that show a person what they are.

Person Things Difficulties Show

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No man is free who is not master of himself.

Man Free Who Himself Master

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

Happiness Power Will Way About Beyond Cease Only Only One Way Our Things Which Worrying One-Way

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

Wise Man Wise Man Who Does Grieve He Rejoices Things Those Which

No great thing is created suddenly.

Great Thing Suddenly Great Thing Created

Imagine for yourself a character, a model personality, whose example you determine to follow, in private as well as in public.

Personality You Character Yourself Determine Example Follow Imagination Imagine Model Private Public Well Whose

If you wish to be a writer, write.

You Communication Wish Write Writer

It is not death or pain that is to be dreaded, but the fear of pain or death.

Death Fear Pain Dreaded

The greater the difficulty the more glory in surmounting it. Skillful pilots gain their reputation from storms and tempests.

Reputation More Glory Difficulty Gain Greater Pilots Skillful Storms

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 Others Want Own Accuse Begun Complete Misfortunes Neither Nor Oneself Shows Sign

Practice yourself, for heaven's sake in little things, and then proceed to greater.

Yourself Little Things Practice Then Greater Heaven Little Proceed Sake Things

Whenever you are angry, be assured that it is not only a present evil, but that you have increased a habit.

You Angry Evil Only Assured Habit Increased Present Whenever

Men are disturbed not by things, but by the view which they take of them.

Men View Things Disturbed Which Take Them

Is freedom anything else than the right to live as we wish? Nothing else.

Freedom Nothing Live Wish Anything Anything Else Else Right Than

Neither should a ship rely on one small anchor, nor should life rest on a single hope.

Life Hope Rest Ship Anchor Neither Nor Rely Should Single Small

The two powers which in my opinion constitute a wise man are those of bearing and forbearing.

Wise Man Wise Man Opinion Bearing Constitute In My Opinion Powers Those Two Which

One that desires to excel should endeavor in those things that are in themselves most excellent.

Things Most Excel Endeavor Desires Excellent Should Themselves Those

It is the nature of the wise to resist pleasures, but the foolish to be a slave to them.

Nature Wisdom Wise Foolish Pleasures Resist Slave Them

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

You Communication Speak Meaning Say First Learn Meaning Of Then

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

You Yourself Say First Then Would Would-Be

There is nothing good or evil save in the will.

Good Will Evil Nothing Save

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

Freedom Desire Full Enjoyment Controlling Desired Procured

All philosophy lies in two words, sustain and abstain.

Words Philosophy Lies Two Abstain Sustain

Freedom is the right to live as we wish.

Freedom Live Wish Right

You are a little soul carrying around a corpse.

You Soul Little Around Carrying Corpse

Know, first, who you are, and then adorn yourself accordingly.

You Yourself Who Know Accordingly Adorn First Then

If you want to improve, be content to be thought foolish and stupid.

You Stupid Want Foolish Thought Content Improve

The world turns aside to let any man pass who knows where he is going.

Man World Who He Any Aside Going Knows Pass Turns Where

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

Great Finance Wealth Possessions Consists Few Having Wants

It is impossible to begin to learn that which one thinks one already knows.

Impossible Begin Learn Knows Which Thinks

Make the best use of what is in your power, and take the rest as it happens.

Best Power Rest Your Happens Make Take Use

If evil be spoken of you and it be true, correct yourself, if it be a lie, laugh at it.

You Yourself Lie Laugh Be True Correct Evil Spoken True

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