Source: The Philosophy of Epictetus: Golden Sayings and Fragments
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“First say to yourself what you would be; and then do what you have to do.”
Source: The Works of Epictetus: Consisting of His Discourses in Four Books Preserved by Arrian, the Enchiridion, and Fragments
“It's not what happens to you, but how you react to it that matters.”
“At this time is freedom anything but the right to live as we wish? Nothing else.”
“Wealth consists not in having great possessions, but in having few wants.”
Source: The Philosophy of Epictetus: Golden Sayings and Fragments
Source: Discourses (Books 1 and 2)
“If evil be spoken of you and it be true, correct yourself, if it be a lie, laugh at it.”
“Make the best use of what is in your power, and take the rest as it happens.”
“Practice yourself, for heaven's sake, in little things, and thence proceed to greater.”
Source: The Works of Epictetus: Consisting of His Discourses, in Four Books, the Enchiridion, and Fragments
“Not what we have But what we enjoy, constitutes our abundance.”
Source: Principal Doctrines
“It is folly for a man to pray to the gods for that which he has the power to obtain by himself.”
Source: Letters: Principles Doctrines, and Vatican Sayings Translated, with an Introd. and Notes, by Russel M. Geor. Indianapolis Merrill
“If thou wilt make a man happy, add not unto his riches but take away from his desires.”
Source: Principal Doctrines
“One loyal friend is worth ten thousand relatives.”
Source: Euripides
“Pay attention to your enemies, for they are the first to discover your mistakes.”
Source: Men at Work: The Craft of Baseball