You ought to choose both physician and friend, not the most agreeable, but the most useful. Epictetus More Quotes by Epictetus More Quotes From Epictetus To know that you do not know and to be willing to admit that you do not know without sheepishly apologizing is real strength and sets the stage for learning and progress in any endeavor. Epictetus progressrealmotivational 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 dreadsouluse The world turns aside to let any man pass who knows where he is going. Epictetus philosophicalwisdommen Any person capable of angering you becomes your master; he can anger you only when you permit yourself to be disturbed by him. Epictetus angerattitudeinspirational The good or ill of a man lies within his own will. Epictetus businessmotivationallying Let silence be your general rule; or say only what is necessary and in few words. Epictetus few-wordssilence-issilence If you desire to be good, begin by believing that you are wicked. Epictetus wickedphilosophicalbelieve Happiness is an equivalent for all troublesome things. Epictetus troublesomehappiness You are a little soul carrying around a corpse. Epictetus philosophicalsoullife Appearances to the mind are of four kinds. Things either are what they appear to be; or they neither are, nor appear to be; or they are, and do not appear to be; or they are not, and yet appear to be. Rightly to aim in all these cases is the wise man's task. Epictetus wisemindmen At this time is freedom anything but the right to live as we wish? Nothing else. Epictetus philosophicalfreedomwish All religions must be tolerated for every man must get to heaven in his own way. Epictetus acceptancespirituallife The best place to get help is from yourself. Epictetus best-placehelping Our duties naturally emerge form such fundamental relations as our families, neighborhoods, workplaces, our state or nation. Make it your regular habit to consider your roles-parent, child, neighbor, citizen, leader-and the natural duties that arise from them. Once you know who you are and to whom you are linked, you will know what to do. Epictetus parentleaderchildren Ruin and recovering are both from within. Epictetus recoveringruins Tentative efforts lead to tentative outcome. Epictetus effortoutcomesexercise Fortify yourself with contentment, for this is an impregnable fortress. Epictetus contentmentmeditationinspirational We do not choose our own parts in life, and have nothing to do with those parts. Our duty is confined to playing them well. Epictetus wellsdutylife Some things are up to us [eph' hêmin] and some things are not up to us. Our opinions are up to us, and our impulses, desires, aversions–in short, whatever is our own doing. Our bodies are not up to us, nor are our possessions, our reputations, or our public offices, or, that is, whatever is not our own doing. Epictetus officebodydesire Don't demand or expect that events happen as you would wish them do. Accept events as they actually happen. That way, peace is possible. Epictetus eventswishlife
