Epictetus quotes

Epictetus was a Greek Stoic philosopher renowned for his teachings on ethics and personal freedom. His works emphasize the importance of self-control and aligning one's life with reason. He inspired generations to pursue virtue and inner peace above external circumstances. Here are 263 of his quotes:

When you are offended at any man's fault, turn to yourself and study your own failings. Then you will forget your anger. (Epictetus)

Keep silence for the most part, and speak only when you must, and then briefly.

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The key is to keep company only with people who uplift you, whose presence calls forth your best.

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

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Difficulties are things that show a person what they are.

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

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

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If you would be good, first believe that you are bad.

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Nature has given to men one tongue, but two ears, that we may hear from others twice as much as we speak.

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If you seek truth you will not seek victory by dishonorable means, and if you find truth you will become invincible.

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

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

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

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

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You are a little soul carrying around a corpse.

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We must not believe the many, who say that only free people ought to be educated, but we should rather believe the philosophers who say that only the educated are free.

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No man is free who is not master of himself.

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Shall I show you the sinews of a philosopher 'What sinews are those' A will undisappointed evils avoided powers daily exercised careful resolutions unerring decisions.

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Remember that you ought to behave in life as you would at a banquet. As something is being passed around it comes to you stretch out your hand, take a portion of it politely. It passes on do not detain it. Or it has not come to you yet do not project your desire to meet it, but wait until it comes in front of you. So act toward children, so toward a wife, so toward office, so toward wealth.

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Any one thing in the creation is suffiocient to demonstrate a Providence to a humble and grateful mind.

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Control thy passions lest they take vengence on thee. (Epictetus)

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

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

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

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When you have closed your doors, and darkened your room, remember never to say that you are alone, for you are not alone God is within, and your genius is withinand what need have they of light to see what you are doing.

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Epictetus

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Occupation: Greek Philosopher
Born: 50
Died: 138
Quotes count: 263
Wikipedia: Epictetus

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