“It is the act of an ill-instructed man to blame others for his own bad condition; it is the act of one who has begun to be instructed, to lay the blame on himself; and of one whose instruction is completed, neither to blame another, nor himself.”
Written by the ancient Greek philosopher Epictetus, this work is a compilation of his teachings on living a virtuous life and overcoming adversity through reason and self-discipline. more
“What disturbs people, these are not things, but the judgments relating to things”
“Were I a nightingale, I would act the part of a nightingale; were I a swan, the part of a swan.”
“With ills unending strives the putter off.”