You can be happy if you know this secret: Some things are within your power to control and some things are not.
EPICTETUSHappiness and freedom begin with a clear understanding of one principle.
More Epictetus Quotes
-
-
Events do not just happen, but arrive by appointment.
EPICTETUS -
Happiness and personal fulfillment are the natural consequences of doing the right thing.
EPICTETUS -
We should do everything both cautiously and confidently at the same time.
EPICTETUS -
First learn the meaning of what you say, and then speak.
EPICTETUS -
There is only one way to happiness and that is to cease worrying about things which are beyond the power or our will.
EPICTETUS -
Circumstances don’t make the man, they only reveal him to himself.
EPICTETUS -
In prosperity it is very easy to find a friend; but in adversity it is the most difficult of all things.
EPICTETUS -
No matter what happens, it is within my power to turn it to my advantage.
EPICTETUS -
Ruin and recovering are both from within.
EPICTETUS -
Suffering arises from trying to control what is uncontrollable, or from neglecting what is within our power.
EPICTETUS -
Seek not the good in external things; seek it in yourselves.
EPICTETUS -
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.
EPICTETUS -
If you seek Truth, you will not seek to gain a victory by every possible means; and when you have found Truth, you need not fear being defeated.
EPICTETUS -
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.
EPICTETUS -
To live a life of virtue, match up your thoughts, words, and deeds.
EPICTETUS