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Epictetus Quotes
Greek
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Philosopher
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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.
Epictetus
Me
You
Great
Time
Answer
Any
Bear
Blossom
Bunch
Created
Desire
Fig
First
Fruit
Grapes
More
Must
Nothing
Ripen
Suddenly
Tell
Than
Then
He is a drunkard who takes more than three glasses though he be not drunk.
Epictetus
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.
Epictetus
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.
Epictetus
World
Unhappy
Wealth
He
Ample
Does
Master
Most
Regard
Though
Whoever
Only the educated are free.
Epictetus
Motivational
Free
Only
Educated
People are not disturbed by things, but by the view they take of them.
Epictetus
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.
Epictetus
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.
Epictetus
Communication
Speak
Mouth
Two
Ears
Listen
Much
Twice
God has entrusted me with myself.
Epictetus
Myself
God
Me
Entrusted
Unless we place our religion and our treasure in the same thing, religion will always be sacrificed.
Epictetus
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.
Epictetus
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.
Epictetus
Person
Things
Difficulties
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It takes more than just a good looking body. You've got to have the heart and soul to go with it.
Epictetus
Good
Health
You
Heart
Body
Go
Got
Heart And Soul
Just
Looking
More
Soul
Takes
Than
Good-Looking
No man is free who is not master of himself.
Epictetus
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.
Epictetus
Happiness
Power
Will
Way
About
Beyond
Cease
Only
Only One Way
Our
Things
Which
Worrying
One-Way
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.
Epictetus
Happiness
Peace
Perfection
Promises
Always
Anything
Approach
Brings
Each
Point
Progress
Prosperity
Then
Toward
Us
Virtue
Whatever
When you are offended at any man's fault, turn to yourself and study your own failings. Then you will forget your anger.
Epictetus
You
Man
Anger
Yourself
Any
Failings
Fault
Forget
Offended
Own
Study
Then
Turn
Will
Your
He is a wise man who does not grieve for the things which he has not, but rejoices for those which he has.
Epictetus
Wise
Man
Wise Man
Who
Does
Grieve
He
Rejoices
Things
Those
Which
No great thing is created suddenly.
Epictetus
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.
Epictetus
Personality
You
Character
Yourself
Determine
Example
Follow
Imagination
Imagine
Model
Private
Public
Well
Whose
If you wish to be a writer, write.
Epictetus
You
Communication
Wish
Write
Writer
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.
Epictetus
Hope
Better
Rich
Your
Be Careful
Careful
Hopes
Ignorant
Instructed
Leave
Rather
Sons
Than
Wealth
Well
It is not death or pain that is to be dreaded, but the fear of pain or death.
Epictetus
Death
Fear
Pain
Dreaded
Not every difficult and dangerous thing is suitable for training, but only that which is conducive to success in achieving the object of our effort.
Epictetus
Success
Effort
Training
Difficult
Achieving
Conducive
Dangerous
Dangerous Thing
Every
Object
Only
Our
Suitable
Thing
Which
The greater the difficulty the more glory in surmounting it. Skillful pilots gain their reputation from storms and tempests.
Epictetus
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.
Epictetus
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.
Epictetus
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.
Epictetus
You
Angry
Evil
Only
Assured
Habit
Increased
Present
Whenever
Men are disturbed not by things, but by the view which they take of them.
Epictetus
Men
View
Things
Disturbed
Which
Take
Them
Is freedom anything else than the right to live as we wish? Nothing else.
Epictetus
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.
Epictetus
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.
Epictetus
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.
Epictetus
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.
Epictetus
Nature
Wisdom
Wise
Foolish
Pleasures
Resist
Slave
Them
First learn the meaning of what you say, and then speak.
Epictetus
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.
Epictetus
You
Yourself
Say
First
Then
Would
Would-Be
There is nothing good or evil save in the will.
Epictetus
Good
Will
Evil
Nothing
Save
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.
Epictetus
Me
You
Time
Fruit
Answer
Any
Bear
Blossom
Bunch
Created
Desire
Fig
First
Grapes
Greater
More
Must
Ripen
Suddenly
Tell
Than
Then
Thing
Freedom is not procured by a full enjoyment of what is desired, but by controlling the desire.
Epictetus
Freedom
Desire
Full
Enjoyment
Controlling
Desired
Procured
All philosophy lies in two words, sustain and abstain.
Epictetus
Words
Philosophy
Lies
Two
Abstain
Sustain
Freedom is the right to live as we wish.
Epictetus
Freedom
Live
Wish
Right
You are a little soul carrying around a corpse.
Epictetus
You
Soul
Little
Around
Carrying
Corpse
Know, first, who you are, and then adorn yourself accordingly.
Epictetus
You
Yourself
Who
Know
Accordingly
Adorn
First
Then
If you want to improve, be content to be thought foolish and stupid.
Epictetus
You
Stupid
Want
Foolish
Thought
Content
Improve
The world turns aside to let any man pass who knows where he is going.
Epictetus
Man
World
Who
He
Any
Aside
Going
Knows
Pass
Turns
Where
Wealth consists not in having great possessions, but in having few wants.
Epictetus
Great
Finance
Wealth
Possessions
Consists
Few
Having
Wants
It is impossible to begin to learn that which one thinks one already knows.
Epictetus
Impossible
Begin
Learn
Knows
Which
Thinks
Make the best use of what is in your power, and take the rest as it happens.
Epictetus
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.
Epictetus
You
Yourself
Lie
Laugh
Be True
Correct
Evil
Spoken
True
The key is to keep company only with people who uplift you, whose presence calls forth your best.
Epictetus
Motivational
Best
You
People
Your
Calls
Company
Forth
Keep
Key
Only
Presence
Uplift
Whose
Who
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