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Epictetus Quotes - Page 16

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If thou rememberest that God standeth by to behold and visit all that thou doest; whether in the body or in the soul, thou surely wilt not err in any prayer or deed; and thou shalt have God to dwell with thee.

If thou rememberest that God standeth by to behold and visit all that thou doest; whether in the body or in the soul, thou surely wilt not err in any prayer or deed; and thou shalt have God to dwell with thee.

Prayer, Soul, Body

Epictetus (2015). “The Golden Sayings of Epictetus”, p.82, Booklassic

Two principles we should always have ready — that there is nothing good or evil save in the will; and that we are not to lead events, but to follow them.

Two, Evil, Principles

Epictetus (1866). “The Works of Epictetus: Consisting of His Discourses, in Four Books, the Enchiridion, and Fragments”, p.6

"But to be hanged - is that not unendurable?" Even so, when a man feels that it is reasonable, he goes off and hangs himself.

Men, Unendurable, Feels

"Discourses" by Epictetus, Book I, (Ch. 2), 1535.

Wherever any one is against his will, that is to him a prison.

Prison

Epictetus (1758). “All the Works of Epictetus: Which are Now Extant; Consisting of His Discourses, Preserved by Arrian, in Four Books, the Enchiridion, and Fragments”, p.49

Asked, Who is the rich man? Epictetus replied, �He who is content.

Men, Rich, Rich Man

Epictetus (2015). “The Golden Sayings of Epictetus”, p.76, Booklassic

Focus not on what he or she does, but on keeping to your higher purpose. Your own purpose should seek harmony with nature itself. For this is the true road to freedom.

Motivational, Focus, Doe

No man is free who is not master of himself... Is freedom anything else than the power of living as we choose?

Men, Choices, Masters

It is impossible that happiness, and yearning for what is not present, should ever be united.

Wisdom, Impossible, Should

Epictetus (1928). “The Discourses as Reported by Arrian ; the Manual, and Fragments”

Your master is he who controls that on which you have set your heart or wish to avoid.

Heart, Wish, Masters

The universe is but one great city, full of beloved ones, divine and human, by nature endeared to each other.

Compassion, Cities, Brotherhood

The beginning of philosophy is the recognition of the conflict between opinions.

Respect, Philosophy, Tolerance

It is not so much what happens to you as how you think about what happens." Epictetus

Thinking, Happens

Don't be prideful with any excellence that is not your own

Excellence

Epictetus (2013). “The Enchiridion of Epictetus”, p.4, Simon and Schuster

You ought to choose both physician and friend, not the most agreeable, but the most useful.

Physicians, Discrimination, Ought

Epictetus, George Long (2004). “Enchiridion”, p.52, Courier Corporation

Whoever then wishes to be free, let him neither wish for anything nor avoid anything which depends on others: if he does not observe this rule, he must be a slave.

Wish, Doe, Slave

Epictetus (2012). “Enchiridion”, p.6, Courier Corporation

The soul that companies with virtue is like an ever-flowing source. It is a pure, clear, and wholesome draught, sweet, rich and generous of its store, that injures not, neither destroys.

Sweet, Soul, Rich

Epictetus, Marcus Aurelius, Lucius Annaeus Seneca (2016). “Stoic Six Pack: Meditations of Marcus Aurelius, Golden Sayings, Fragments and Discourses of Epictetus, Letters from a Stoic and The Enchiridion”, p.190, Enhanced Media Publishing

God has entrusted me with myself. No man is free who is not master of himself. A man should so live that his happiness shall depend as little as possible on external things. The world turns aside to let any man pass who knows where he is going.

Men, World, Littles

It is the part of an uneducated person to blame others where he himself fares ill; to blame himself is the part of one whose education has begun; to blame neither another nor his own self is the part of one whose education is already complete.

Self, Blame, Ill

Epictetus (1967). “Epictetus: the Discourses as reported by Arrian, the Manual, and fragments”

It were no slight attainment could we merely fulfil what the nature of man implies.

Men, Mankind, Attainment

Epictetus (1866). “The Works of Epictetus: Consisting of His Discourses, in Four Books, the Enchiridion, and Fragments”, p.117

Not every difficult and dangerous thing is suitable for training, but only that which is conducive to success in achieving the object of our effort.

Friendship, Effort, Training

Epictetus (1967). “Epictetus: the Discourses as reported by Arrian, the Manual, and fragments”

Ask yourself: Does this appearance (of events) concern the things that are within my own control or those that are not? If it concerns anything outside your control, train yourself not to worry about it.

Life, Worry, Events

What disturbs and alarms man are not the things, but his opinions and fancies about the things.

Men, Alarms, Fancy

With ills unending strives the putter off.

Strive, Strife, Unending

Epictetus (1892). “The Teaching of Epictetus: Being the 'Encheiridion of Epictetus,' with Selections from the 'Dissertations' and 'Fragments.'”

The appearance of things to the mind is the standard of every action to man.

Men, Mind, Action

Epictetus (1807). “The Works of Epictetus: Consisting of His Discourses, in Four Books, Preserved by Arrian ; The Enchiridion, and Fragments”, p.128

If what the philosophers say be true, that all men's actions proceed from one source; that as they assent from a persuasion that a thing is so, and dissent from a persuasion that it is not, and suspend their judgment from a persuasion that it is uncertain, so likewise they seek a thing from a persuasion that it is for their advantage.

Men, Action, Philosopher

Epictetus (1866). “The Works of Epictetus: Consisting of His Discourses, in Four Books, the Enchiridion, and Fragments”, p.54

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