Epictetus Quotes

All philosophy lies in two words, sustain and abstain.

~ Epictetus

Abstain Lies Philosophy Sustain Two Words

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All religions must be tolerated... for every man must get to heaven in his own way.

~ Epictetus

All Religions Every Every Man Get Heaven His Man Must Own Religions Tolerated Way

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Be careful to leave your sons well instructed rather than rich, for the hopes of the instructed are better than the wealth of the ignorant.

~ Epictetus

Be Careful Better Careful Hopes Ignorant Instructed Leave Rather Rich Sons Than Wealth Well Your

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Control thy passions lest they take vengence on thee.

~ Epictetus

Control Lest Passions Take Thee Thy

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Difficulties are things that show a person what they are.

~ Epictetus

Difficulties Person Show Things

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Do not laugh much or often or unrestrainedly.

~ Epictetus

Laugh Much Often

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Do not seek to bring things to pass in accordance with your wishes, but wish for them as they are, and you will find them.

~ Epictetus

Accordance Bring Find Pass Seek Them Things Will Wish Wishes You Your

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First learn the meaning of what you say, and then speak.

~ Epictetus

First Learn Meaning Meaning Of Say Speak Then You

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First say to yourself what you would be; and then do what you have to do.

~ Epictetus

First Say Then Would Would-Be You Yourself

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Freedom is not procured by a full enjoyment of what is desired, but by controlling the desire.

~ Epictetus

Controlling Desire Desired Enjoyment Freedom Full

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Freedom is the right to live as we wish.

~ Epictetus

Freedom Live Right Wish

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God has entrusted me with myself.

~ Epictetus

Entrusted God Me Myself

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He is a drunkard who takes more than three glasses though he be not drunk.

~ Epictetus

Drunk Drunkard Glasses He More Takes Than Though Three Who

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He is a wise man who does not grieve for the things which he has not, but rejoices for those which he has.

~ Epictetus

Does Grieve He Man Rejoices Things Those Which Who Wise Wise Man

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If evil be spoken of you and it be true, correct yourself, if it be a lie, laugh at it.

~ Epictetus

Be True Correct Evil Laugh Lie Spoken True You Yourself

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If one oversteps the bounds of moderation, the greatest pleasures cease to please.

~ Epictetus

Bounds Cease Greatest Moderation Please Pleasures

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If thy brother wrongs thee, remember not so much his wrong-doing, but more than ever that he is thy brother.

~ Epictetus

Brother Ever He His More Much Remember Than Thee Thy Wrong-Doing Wrongs

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If virtue promises happiness, prosperity and peace, then progress in virtue is progress in each of these for to whatever point the perfection of anything brings us, progress is always an approach toward it.

~ Epictetus

Always Anything Approach Brings Each Happiness Peace Perfection Point Progress Promises Prosperity Then Toward Us Virtue Whatever

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If you desire to be good, begin by believing that you are wicked.

~ Epictetus

Begin Believing Desire Good Wicked You

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If you seek truth you will not seek victory by dishonorable means, and if you find truth you will become invincible.

~ Epictetus

Become Dishonorable Find Invincible Means Seek Truth Victory Will You

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