Books are the training weights of the mind.
EPICTETUSThe best place to get help is from yourself.
More Epictetus Quotes
-
-
It is unrealistc to expect people to see you as you see yourself.
EPICTETUS -
No matter where you find yourself, comport yourself as if you were a distinguished person.
EPICTETUS -
The world turns aside to let any man pass who knows where he is going.
EPICTETUS -
Tentative efforts lead to tentative outcome.
EPICTETUS -
Nature hath given men one tongue but two ears, that we may hear from others twice as much as we speak.
EPICTETUS -
Other people’s views and troubles can be contagious. Don’t sabotage yourself by unwittingly adopting negative, unproductive attitudes through your associations with others.
EPICTETUS -
Small-minded people blame others. Average people blame themselves. The wise see all blame as foolishness.
EPICTETUS -
Imagine for yourself a character, a model personality, whose example you determine to follow, in private as well as in public.
EPICTETUS -
When something happens, the only thing in your power is your attitude toward it; you can either accept it or resent it.
EPICTETUS -
If you want to improve, be content to be thought foolish and stupid.
EPICTETUS -
Progress is not achieved by luck or accident, but by working on yourself daily.
EPICTETUS -
It’s so simple really: If you say you’re going to do something, do it. If you start something, finish it.
EPICTETUS -
All religions must be tolerated for every man must get to heaven in his own way.
EPICTETUS -
Don’t be concerned with other people’s impressions of you. They are dazzled and deluded by appearances. Stick with your purpose. This alone will strengthen your will and give your life coherence.
EPICTETUS -
It’s time to stop being vague. If you wish to be an extraordinary person, if you wish to be wise, then you should explicitly identify the kind of person you aspire to become.
EPICTETUS