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 »7-Jan

Be careful whom you associate with. It is human to imitate the habits of those with whom we interact. We inadvertently adopt their interests, their… Read More »3-Jan

You have been given your own work to do. Get to it right now, do your best at it, and don’t be concerned with who… Read More »28-Dec

In trying to please other people, we find ourselves misdirected toward what lies outside our sphere of influence. In doing so, we lose our hold… Read More »27-Dec

We all carry the seeds of greatness within us, but we need an image as a point of focus in order that they may sprout.… Read More »24-Dec

You can be happy if you know this secret: Some things are within your power to control and some things are not. – Epictetus

If you want to improve, be content to be thought foolish and stupid. – Epictetus

It’s time to stop being vague. If you wish to be an extraordinary person, if you wish to become wise, then you should explicitly identify… Read More »17-Dec

There is only one way to happiness and that is to cease worrying about things which are beyond the power of our will. – 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 »9-Dec