Nothing great comes into being all at once. Epictetus More Quotes by Epictetus More Quotes From Epictetus Books are the training weights of the mind. Epictetus training mind book Unremarkable lives are marked by the fear of not looking capable when trying something new. Epictetus trying-something-new motivational inspirational If you want to improve, be content to be thought foolish and stupid. Epictetus stupid silly life It's so simple really: If you say you're going to do something, do it. If you start something, finish it. Epictetus consistency simple ifs And be silent for the most part, or else make only the most necessary remarks, and express these in few words. But rarely, and when occasion requires you to talk, talk, indeed, but about no ordinary topics. Do not talk about gladiators, or horseraces, or athletes, or things to eat or drink - topics that arise on all occasions; but above all, do not talk about people, either blaming, or praising, or comparing them. Epictetus communication athlete people 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 envy jealousy life To make anything a habit, do it; to not make it a habit, do not do it; to unmake a habit, do something else in place of it. Epictetus habit As you think, so you become.....Our busy minds are forever jumping to conclusions, manufacturing and interpreting signs that aren't there. Epictetus jumping life thinking Keep silence for the most part, and speak only when you must, and then briefly. Epictetus philosophical silence quiet If evil be spoken of you and it be true, correct yourself, if it be a lie, laugh at it. Epictetus true-friend love lying No great thing is created suddenly. There must be time. Give your best and always be kind. Epictetus be-kind kind giving In trying to please other people, we find ourselves misdirected toward what lies outside our sphere of influence. In doing so, we lose our hold on our lifes purpose. Epictetus trying lying people The key is to keep company only with people who uplift you, whose presence calls forth your best. Epictetus uplifting best-friend friendship It was the first and most striking characteristic of Socrates never to become heated in discourse, never to utter an injurious or insulting word -- on the contrary, he persistently bore insult from others and thus put an end to the fray. Epictetus characteristics insulting firsts Freedom and happiness are won by disregarding things that lie beyond our control. Epictetus freedom-and-happiness life lying It is not he who gives abuse that affronts, but the view that we take of it as insulting; so that when one provokes you it is your own opinion which is provoking. Epictetus insulting views giving Be careful to leave your sons well instructed rather than rich, for the hopes of the instructed are better than the wealth of the ignorant. Epictetus fathers-day teaching teacher Within our control are our own opinions, aspirations, and desires and the demons that distract us from these goals. Outside of our control are such things as what kind of body we have, whether or not we are born into wealth, and how we are regarded by others. Epictetus body goal desire These are the signs of a wise man: to reprove nobody, to praise nobody, to blame nobody, nor even to speak of himself or his own merits. Epictetus wisdom wise men You can be happy if you know this secret: Some things are within your power to control and some things are not. Epictetus secret knows joy
