Reward? Do you seek any greater reward for being a good man than doing what is right and just?… Does it seem you a small and worthless thing to be a good man, and therefore a happy man? Epictetus (55 – 135 A.D.)
Epictetus Quote – “If you are in Gyaros…”
If you are in Gyaros, do not let your mind dwell upon life at Rome; do not think about the pleasures offered to you when living in Rome, and all that would reward your return. Instead, be intent on discovering how the man who lives in Gyaros can live in Gyaros like an inspired man. And if you are in […]
Epictetus Quote – “The anger of an ape…”
The anger of an ape — the threat of a flatterer — these deserve equal regard. Epictetus (55 – 135 A.D.)
Epictetus Quote – “Rely on principles.”
Rely on principles. Epictetus (55 – 135 A.D.)
Epictetus Quote – “Remember that it is not…”
Remember that it is not the man who gives blows or abuse who offends you, but the view you take of these things as being offensive. When, therefore, anyone provokes you, be assured that it is your own opinion which provokes you. Epictetus (55 – 135 A.D.)
Epictetus Quote – “Is freedom anything else than…”
Is freedom anything else than the power of living as we choose? Nothing else. Tell me then, you men, do you wish to live in error? We do not. No one who lives in error is free. Do you with to live in fear? Do you wish to live in sorrow? Do you wish to live in tension? By no […]
Epictetus Quote – “A man who desires to excel…”
A man who desires to excel should work with those things that are in themselves most excellent. Epictetus (55 – 135 A.D.)
Epictetus Quote – “The beginning of philosophy is to know the condition of one’s own mind…”
The beginning of philosophy is to know the condition of one’s own mind. If a man recognizes its weaknesses, he will not wish to apply it to important questions. Epictetus (55 – 135 A.D.)
Epictetus Quote – “The beginning of philosophy…”
The beginning of philosophy, at least for he who enters on it in the right way and by the door, is a consciousness of his own weakness and inability about necessary things. Epictetus (55 – 135 A.D.)
Epictetus Quote – “When I see an anxious man…”
When I see an anxious man, I say, “What does this man want?” If he did not want something which is not in his power, how could he be anxious? For this reason, a lute player when he is singing by himself has no anxiety, but when he goes to the theatre, he is anxious, even if he has a […]