Nature has given to men one tongue, but two ears, that we m… - Epictetus

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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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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.

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Native Name: ΕΠΙΚΤΗΤΟΣ

Alternative Names: Epictetus of Hierapolis • Epiktetos

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

Put up with being laughed at on occasion; look around you, and give yourself a good shaking to find out who you really are.

For when you have subjected to externals what is your own, then be a slave and do not resist, and do not sometimes choose to be a slave, and sometimes not choose, but with all your mind be one or the other.

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

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