Circumstances don’t make the man, they only reveal him to himself. Epictetus View this quote
Only the educated are free. Epictetus
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The more we value things outside our control, the less control we have. Epictetus
A city is not adorned by external things, but by the virtue of those who dwell in it. Epictetus
A man that seeks truth and loves it must be reckoned precious to any human society. Epictetus
A soul that makes virtue its companion is like an over-flowing well, for it is clean and pellucid, sweet and wholesome, open to all, rich, blameless and indestructible. Epictetus
A thing either is what it appears to be; or it is not, but yet appears to be; or it is, but does not appear to be; or it is not, and does not appear to be. Epictetus
A vulgar man, in any ill that happens to him, blames others; a novice in philosophy blames himself; and a philosopher blames neither, the one nor the other. Epictetus
Act well your given part; the choice rests not with you. Epictetus
Act your part with honor. Epictetus
Adopt new habits yourself: consolidate your principles by putting them into practice. Epictetus
Philosopher from Ancient Greece
50 - 138AD
