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Epictetus

Category: Greek Philosopher
Type: Philosopher
National: Greek

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No man is free who is not master of himself....

All philosophy lies in two words, sustain and abstain....

All religions must be tolerated... for every man must get...

Be careful to leave your sons well instructed rather than...

Control thy passions lest they take vengence on thee....

Difficulties are things that show a person what they are....

Do not laugh much or often or unrestrainedly....

Do not seek to bring things to pass in accordance...

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

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

Freedom is not procured by a full enjoyment of what...

Freedom is the right to live as we wish....

God has entrusted me with myself....

He is a drunkard who takes more than three glasses...

He is a wise man who does not grieve for...

If evil be spoken of you and it be true,...

If one oversteps the bounds of moderation, the greatest pleasures...

If thy brother wrongs thee, remember not so much his...

If virtue promises happiness, prosperity and peace, then progress in...

If you desire to be good, begin by believing that...

If you seek truth you will not seek victory by...

If you want to improve, be content to be thought...

If you wish to be a writer, write....

Imagine for yourself a character, a model personality, whose example...

Is freedom anything else than the right to live as...

It is impossible to begin to learn that which one...

It is not death or pain that is to be...

It is not he who reviles or strikes you who...

It is the nature of the wise to resist pleasures,...

It takes more than just a good looking body. You've...

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

Keep silence for the most part, and speak only when...

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

Make the best use of what is in your power,...

Men are disturbed not by things, but by the view...

Neither should a ship rely on one small anchor, nor...

Never in any case say I have lost such a...

No great thing is created suddenly....

No greater thing is created suddenly, any more than a...

Not every difficult and dangerous thing is suitable for training,...

Nothing great is created suddenly, any more than a bunch...

One that desires to excel should endeavor in those things...

Only the educated are free....

People are not disturbed by things, but by the view...

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

Silence is safer than speech....

The essence of philosophy is that a man should so...

The greater the difficulty the more glory in surmounting it....

The key is to keep company only with people who...

The two powers which in my opinion constitute a wise...

The world turns aside to let any man pass who...

There is nothing good or evil save in the will....

There is only one way to happiness and that is...

To accuse others for one's own misfortunes is a sign...

Unless we place our religion and our treasure in the...

We are not to give credit to the many, who...

We have two ears and one mouth so that we...

We should not moor a ship with one anchor, or...

We tell lies, yet it is easy to show that...

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

When you are offended at any man's fault, turn to...

Whenever you are angry, be assured that it is not...

Whoever does not regard what he has as most ample...

You are a little soul carrying around a corpse....

You may be always victorious if you will never enter...