No man is damaged by an action which is not his own. Epictetus (55 – 135 A.D.)
Epictetus Quote – “Who in the world…?”
Who in the world, then, is the man who has any authority to make any declaration about you? Epictetus (55 – 135 A.D.)
Epictetus Quote – “If you wish to maintain a will…”
If you wish to maintain a will conformable to nature, you have every security, every facility, you have no troubles. If you wish to maintain what is in your own power and is naturally free, and if you are content with these, what else do you care for? For who is the master of such things? Who can take them […]
Epictetus Quote – “Many persons use greater care to avoid…”
Many persons use greater care to avoid injuries to the body rather than to shun harm to the soul. Thou art not flesh and hair but a will. If thou keep this beautiful then will you be beautiful. Epictetus (55 – 135 A.D.)
Epictetus Quote – “The characteristic of a philosopher…”
The characteristic of a philosopher is that he looks to himself for all help or harm. The marks of a proficient are that he censures no one, praises no one, blames no one, accuses no one, says nothing concerning himself as being anybody, or knowing anything. When he is in any instance hindered or restrained he accepts this as his […]
Epictetus Quote – “There is only one thing for which God sent me into this world…”
There is only one thing for which God sent me into this world and that is to perfect my nature in all sorts of virtue and strength, and there is no thing that I cannot use for that purpose. Epictetus (55 – 135 A.D.)
Epictetus Quote – “When therefore we are hindered…”
When therefore we are hindered, or disturbed, or grieved, let us seek the cause rather in ourselves than elsewhere. It is the action of an uninstructed person to lay the fault of his own bad condition upon others; of a partly instructed person to lay the fault on himself; and of one perfectly instructed neither on others nor on himself. […]