Home / Quotes / Quote by Epictetus

Quote by Epictetus

“Watch yourself as you go about your daily business and later reflect on what you saw, trying to identify the sources of distress in your life and thinking about how to avoid that distress.”

Quote by Epictetus

Author

Epictetus was a renowned Greek philosopher born in 55 AD and died in 135 AD. He founded the Stoic school of philosophy, emphasizing the importance of reason, morality, and self-control, which had a profound impact on subsequent philosophy. more

You May Also Like

“A businessman cannot force you to buy his product; if he makes a mistake, he suffers the consequences; if he fails, he takes the loss. If bureaucrat makes a mistake, you suffer the consequences; if he fails, he passes the loss on to you.”

Ifs Suffering Mistake Consequence Businessman Deep Thought Bureaucrats Wise Women Funny Political

Author:Ayn Rand

“This profusion of eccentricities, this dream in masonry and living rock is not a drop scene in a theatre, but a city in the world of reality.”

World Dream Reality Cities Rocks Scene Theatre Eccentricity Masonry Cities In The World

Book:The Lantern-Bearers and Other Essays

Source: The Lantern-Bearers and Other Essays

“I don't think Bush was legitimately elected President.”

Thinking Politics President

Author:Roger Ebert

“So in 1987 I gave up all animal products and became a vegan. Simply so that I could eat and live in accordance with my beliefs that animals have their own lives, that they're entitled to their own lives and that contributing to animal suffering is something that I don't want to be a part of.”

Want Suffering Belief Animal Products Vegan Entitled Gave Up Contributing Animal Suffering

Author:Moby

“And I don't think we should be continuing to propagate the idea that famous people are magical or special because it makes people feel like their lives ain't no good.”

People Thinking Feels Should Ideas Special Continuing

Author:Russell Brand

“My identity shifted when I got into recovery. That's who I am now, and it actually gives me greater pleasure to have that identity than to be a musician or anything else, because it keeps me in a manageable size. When I'm down on the ground with my disease-which I'm happy to have-it gets me in tune. It gives me a spiritual anchor. Don't ask me to explain.”

Giving Spiritual Asks Pleasure Greater Identity Disease Musician Give Me Size Who I Am Recovery Ask Me Tunes Anchors Manageable Addiction Recovery Addicts In Recovery Alcohol Recovery

Author:Eric Clapton

“A single woman should only marry a man she can follow: Ladies if you are single, be very, very careful who you date and marry. Don't just date a man who you can put up with, marry a man you can trust, you'll follow his leadership, you'll respect him, he's saved, he's godly. The last thing you want is some guy you don't trust, he's not wise, he doesn't do his homework, he's harsh, he's inconsiderate, he's immature, he's a boy, you're more his mother than you are his mate, Real danger...real danger...”

Ifs Men Want Should Real Lasts Mother Guy Boys Wise Danger Careful Saved Mates Harsh Godly Homework Don't Trust Immature Single Women Inconsiderate

Author:Mark Driscoll

“There is dust enough on some of your Bibles to write 'damnation' with your fingers.”

Writing Enough Bible Fingers Dust Damnation

Book:Essential Works of Charles Spurgeon

Source: Essential Works of Charles Spurgeon

“That's all religion is -- some principle you believe in . . . man has accomplished far more miracles than the God he invented. What a tragedy it is to invent a God and then suffer to keep him King.”

Men Believe Suffering Principles Atheism Kings Miracle Tragedy Positive Atheism Accomplished

Author:Rod Steiger

“When we fill our thoughts with right things, the wrong ones have no room to enter”

Rooms Positivity Right Thing Negativity Our Thoughts Power Of Positive Thinking

Author:Joyce Meyer