TIMELY WISDOM

Monday, July 9, 2012

Quotes Epictetus




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

« No man is free who is not master of himself. »
Epictetus

« It is not he who reviles or strikes you who insults you, but your opinion that these things are

insulting. »
Epictetus

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

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

« You are a little soul carrying around a corpse. »
Epictetus

« It is not he who reviles or strikes you who insults you, but your opinion that these things are

insulting. »
Epictetus

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

« Neither should a ship rely on one small anchor, nor should life rest on a single hope. »
Epictetus

« Is freedom anything else than the right to live as we wish? Nothing else. »
Epictetus




« The two powers which in my opinion constitute a wise man are those of bearing and forbearing. »
Epictetus

« Control thy passions lest they take vengence on thee. »
Epictetus

« It takes more than just a good looking body. You’ve got to have the heart and soul to go with it. »
Epictetus

« No great thing is created suddenly. »
Epictetus

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

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

« If thy brother wrongs thee, remember not so much his wrong-doing, but more than ever that he is thy

brother »
Epictetus

« The world turns aside to let any man pass who knows where he is going. »
Epictetus

« Practice yourself, for heaven’s sake in little things, and then proceed to greater. »
Epictetus

« Difficulties are things that show a person what they are. »
Epictetus

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

« Control thy passions lest they take vengence on thee. »
Epictetus

« First learn the meaning of what you say, and then speak. »
Epictetus

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

« We tell lies, yet it is easy to show that lying is immoral. »
Epictetus

« First learn the meaning of what you say, and then speak. »
Epictetus

« Is freedom anything else than the right to live as we wish? Nothing else. »
Epictetus

« Neither should a ship rely on one small anchor, nor should life rest on a single hope. »
Epictetus

« We tell lies, yet it is easy to show that lying is immoral. »
Epictetus


« If you desire to be good, begin by believing that you are wicked. »
Epictetus



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

« If you wish to be a writer, write. »
Epictetus

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

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

has. »
Epictetus

« Do not laugh much or often or unrestrainedly. »
Epictetus

« He is a drunkard who takes more than three glasses though he be not drunk. »
Epictetus

« If thy brother wrongs thee, remember not so much his wrong-doing, but more than ever that he is thy

brother »
Epictetus

« Freedom is the right to live as we wish. »
Epictetus

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

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




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

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

« Men are disturbed not by things, but by the view which they take of them. »
Epictetus

« No great thing is created suddenly. »
Epictetus

« Unless we place our religion and our treasure in the same thing, religion will always be sacrificed.

»
Epictetus

« The two powers which in my opinion constitute a wise man are those of bearing and forbearing. »
Epictetus

« Control thy passions lest they take vengence on thee. »
Epictetus

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

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

« God has entrusted me with myself. »
Epictetus




« The world turns aside to let any man pass who knows where he is going. »
Epictetus

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

« We tell lies, yet it is easy to show that lying is immoral. »
Epictetus

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

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




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