Nature hath given men one tongue but two ears, that we may hear from others twice as much as we speak.
EPICTETUSAuthentic happiness is always independent of external conditions.
More Epictetus Quotes
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When you are offended at any man’s fault, turn to yourself and study your own failings. Then you will forget your anger.
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We all carry the seeds of greatness within us, but we need an image as a point of focus in order that they may sprout.
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We should do everything both cautiously and confidently at the same time.
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The essence of philosophy is that a man should so live that his happiness shall depend as little as possible on external things.
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He is a wise man who does not grieve for the things which he has not, but rejoices for those which he has.
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Ruin and recovering are both from within.
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You have been given your own work to do. Get to it right now, do your best at it, and don’t be concerned with who is watching you. Create your own merit.
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Imagine for yourself a character, a model personality, whose example you determine to follow, in private as well as in public.
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Happiness and personal fulfillment are the natural consequences of doing the right thing.
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Man is not worried by real problems so much as by his imagined anxieties about real problems.
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The best place to get help is from yourself.
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We suffer not from the events in our lives but from our judgement about them.
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Keep your attention focused entirely on what is truly your own concern, and be clear that what belongs to others is their business and none of yours.
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When something happens, the only thing in your power is your attitude toward it; you can either accept it or resent it.
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Attach yourself to what is spiritually superior, regardless of what other people think or do. Hold to your true aspirations no matter what is going on around you.
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