Epictetus

Circumstances do not rise to meet our expectations. Events happen as they do. People behave as they are. Embrace what you actually get.

Epictetus

Confidence in nonsense is a requirement for the creative process.

Epictetus

Contentment comes not so much from great wealth as from few wants.

Epictetus

Demand not that events should happen as you wish; but wish them to happen as they do happen, and you will go on well.

Epictetus

Desire and happiness cannot live together.

Epictetus

Do nothing in a depressed mood, nor as one afflicted, nor as thinking that you are in misery, for no man compels you to that.

Epictetus

Don’t be concerned who is watching you. The triumphs and merits of others belong to them – as do yours to you. Make the most of what you’ve got.

Epictetus

Don’t concern yourself with other people’s business. It’s his problem if he receives you badly. And you cannot suffer for another person’s fault. So don’t worry about the behavior of other.

Epictetus

Don’t demand or expect that events happen as you would wish them do. Accept events as they actually happen. That way, peace is possible.

Epictetus

Don’t explain your philosophy. Embody it.

Epictetus