Limited Time Offer
Premium members can get their quote collection automatically imported into their Quotewise collections.
Circumstances do not rise to meet our expectations. Events happen as they do. People behave as they are. Embrace what you actually get. - Epictetus
" "Circumstances do not rise to meet our expectations. Events happen as they do. People behave as they are. Embrace what you actually get.
English
Collect this quote
About Epictetus
Epictetus (c. 55 – c. 135 AD), born a slave, was a Greek Stoic philosopher. His words were recorded by his student Arrian in the Discourses and Enchiridion written in the early 2nd-century.
Biography information from Wikiquote
Also Known As
Native Name:
ΕΠΙΚΤΗΤΟΣ
Alternative Names:
Epictetus of Hierapolis
•
Epiktetos
Related quotes. More quotes will automatically load as you scroll down, or you can use the load more buttons.
Additional quotes by Epictetus
Try QuoteGPT
Chat naturally about what you need. Each answer links back to real quotes with citations.
The chief task in life is simply this: to identify and separate matters so that I can say clearly to myself which are externals not under my control, and which have to do with the choices I actually control. Where then do I look for good and evil? Not to uncontrollable externals, but within myself to the choices that are my own...
Loading...