If you would be a reader, read; if a writer, write.
EPICTETUSNo great thing is created suddenly. There must be time. Give your best and always be kind.
More Epictetus Quotes
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Circumstances don’t make the man, they only reveal him to himself.
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It is impossible for a man to learn what he thinks he already knows.
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The more we value things outside our control, the less control we have.
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Have the wisdom to know what cannot be changed, and the strength to change what can.
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The people have a right to the truth as they have a right to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.
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It takes more than just a good looking body. You’ve got to have the heart and soul to go with it.
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Keep silence for the most part, and speak only when you must, and then briefly.
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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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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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Do not try to seem wise to others.
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Other people’s views and troubles can be contagious. Don’t sabotage yourself by unwittingly adopting negative, unproductive attitudes through your associations with others.
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It is unrealistc to expect people to see you as you see yourself.
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We all dread a bodily paralysis, and would make use of every contrivance to avoid it; but none of us is troubled about a paralysis of the soul.
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It is better to die of hunger having lived without grief and fear, than to live with a troubled spirit, amid abundance.
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Only the educated are free.
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