Epictetus Quotes

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

Men are disturbed not by the things which happen, but by the opinions about things.

Only the educated are free.

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

What matters is not the event, but the response.

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

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

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

No man is free who is not master of himself.

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

Don't explain your philosophy. Embody it.

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

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

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

Circumstances don't make the man, they only reveal him to himself.

It is impossible for a man to learn what he thinks he already knows.

Seek not that the things which happen should happen as you wish; but wish the things which happen to be as they are.

Any person capable of angering you becomes your master.

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

Freedom is the only worthy goal in life. It is won by disregarding things that lie beyond our control.

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

How long are you going to wait before you demand the best for yourself?

Don't seek to have events happen as you wish, but wish them to happen as they do happen, and your life will go smoothly.

Caretake this moment. Immerse yourself in its particulars.

Curb your desire; don't set your heart on so many things and you will get what you need.

Attach yourself to what is spiritually superior, regardless of what other people think or do.

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

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