Epictetus

Don’t be concerned with other people’s impressions of you. They are dazzled and deluded by appearances. Stick with your purpose. This alone will strengthen your… Read More »1-Feb

Never depend on the admiration of others for self-satisfaction. It is a fact of life that other people, even people who love you, will not… Read More »31-Jan

When you actively engage in gradually refining yourself, you retreat from your lazy ways of covering yourself or making excuses. Instead of feeling a persistent… Read More »26-Jan

It’s time to stop being vague. If you wish to be an extraordinary person, if you wish to be wise, then you should explicitly identify… Read More »25-Jan

If you wish to live a life free from sorrow, think of what is going to happen as if it had already happened. – Epictetus

Keep your attention focused entirely on what is truly your own concern, and be clear that what belongs to others is their business and none… Read More »18-Jan

It’s not what happens to you, but how you react to it that matters. – Epictetus

Freedom and slavery, the one is the name of virtue, and the other of vice, and both are acts of the will. – Epictetus

To live a life of virtue, you have to become consistent, even when it isn’t convenient, comfortable, or easy. – Epictetus

You become what you give your attention to…If you yourself don’t choose what thoughts and images you expose yourself to, someone else will, and their… Read More »9-Jan