Epictetus

Stick with your purpose. Do not seek external approval. Do not worry about anything outside of your control. The only things you command are your… Read More »20-Aug

Freedom and happiness come from understanding – and working with – our limits. Begin at once a program of self-mastery. -Epictetus

Wisdom means understanding without any doubt that circumstances do not rise to meet our expectations. Events happen as they may. People behave as they will.… Read More »12-Aug

When something happens, the only thing in your power is your attitude toward it. It is not the things that disturb us, but our interpretation… Read More »8-Aug

Any person capable of angering you becomes your master. -Epictetus

The key is to keep company only with people who uplift you, whose presence calls forth your best. -Epictetus

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

To make the best of what is in our power, and take the rest as it occurs. -Epictetus

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

Deliberate much before saying or doing anything, for you will not have the power of recalling what is said or done. -Epictetus