Epictetus Quotes

Then I’ll have you chained up.’ What are you saying, man, chain me up? You can chain my leg, but not even Zeus can overcome my power of choice. [24] ‘I’ll throw you into prison.’ You mean my poor body. ‘I’ll have you beheaded.’ Why, did I ever tell you that I’m the only man to have a neck that can’t be severed? [

Continually remind yourself that you are a mortal being, and someday will die.

"Gustavo Solivellas dice: "No es lo que te ocurre, sino cómo reaccionas lo que importa" (Epíteto)"

Don't seek to have events happen as you wish, but wish them to happen as they do happen, and all will be well with you.

But it’s not right of Zeus to do this.’ Why? Because he made you tough and proud, removed the stigma of evil from these circumstances and made it possible for you to be happy despite them? Or because he left the door open when things finally don’t agree with you? Friend, take advantage of it, and stop blaming God.

Freedom is not achieved by satisfying desire, but by eliminating it.

And can you be forced by anyone to desire something against your will? ‘No.

The crowd is of our own creation, you’re treading on your own toes. if you don't want to be crowded, don't attend the theater.

If, however, I liberate myself from my master – which is to say, from the emotions that make my master frightening – what troubles can I have? No man is my master any longer.

Don't explain your philosophy. Embody it.

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

Remind yourself, “What upsets this person is their opinion of what has happened. Another in the same circumstance, taking a different perspective, would react quite differently.” Do not share these thoughts with the grieving person. Sympathize with them — even cry with them. Your tears will be outward, not inward.

Syyttää toisia omasta onnettomuudestansa on sivistymättömyyden merkki; syyttää itseänsä on sivistyksen alkeiden ilmaus, olla syyttämättä muita ja itseänsä on näyte ihmisen sivistyksestä.

If they are wise, do not quarrel with them; if they are fools, ignore them.

What is death? A scary mask. Take it off – see, it doesn’t bite.