Epictetus quotes

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

" There is only one way to happiness and that is to cease worrying about things which are beyond the power of our will. " # Happiness # Freedom # Power

" It's not what happens to you, but how you react to it that matters. " # Attitude # Adversity # Death and Dying

" The good or ill of a man lies within his own will. " # Lies and Lying

" We have two ears and one mouth so that we can listen twice as much as we speak. " # Listening

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

" Make the best use of what is in your power, and take the rest as it happens. " # Power

" It is impossible to begin to learn that which one thinks one already knows. " # Knowledge # Learning # Impossibility

" Practice yourself, for heaven's sake in little things, and then proceed to greater. " # Discipline # Heaven # Practice

" First learn the meaning of what you say, and then speak. " # Speakers and Speaking