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Epictetus quotes

Greek Philosopher

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Epictetus quote: "All philosophy lies in two words, sustain and abstain."
All philosophy lies in two words, sustain and abstain. Epictetus
If you want to improve, be content to be thought foolish and stupid with regard to external things. Don't wish to be thought to know anything; and even if you appear to be somebody important to others, distrust yourself. Epictetus
Epictetus quote: "Freedom is the right to live as we wish."
Freedom is the right to live as we wish. Epictetus
Epictetus quote: "Is freedom anything else than the right to live as we wish?..."
Is freedom anything else than the right to live as we wish? Nothing else. Epictetus
Epictetus quote: "Keep silence for the most part, and speak only when you must,..."
Keep silence for the most part, and speak only when you must, and then briefly. Epictetus
Epictetus quote: "Silence is safer than speech."
Silence is safer than speech. Epictetus
Never in any case say I have lost such a thing, but I have returned it. Is your child dead? It is a return. Is your wife dead? It is a return. Are you deprived of your estate? Is not this also a return? Epictetus
These reasonings have no logical connection: "I am richer than you; therefore I am your superior." "I am more eloquent than you; therefore I am your superior." The true logical connection is rather this: "I am richer than you; therefore my possessions must exceed yours." "I am more eloquent than you; therefore my style must surpass yours." But you, after all, consist in neither property nor in style. Epictetus
Epictetus quote: "It is impossible for a man to learn what he thinks he already..."
It is impossible for a man to learn what he thinks he already knows. Epictetus
Epictetus quote: "Man is not worried by real problems so much as by his imagined..."
Man is not worried by real problems so much as by his imagined anxieties about real problems Epictetus
Epictetus quote: "It is impossible to begin to learn that which one thinks one..."
It is impossible to begin to learn that which one thinks one already knows. Epictetus
Epictetus quote: "If you would be a reader, read; if a writer, write."
If you would be a reader, read; if a writer, write. Epictetus
Epictetus quote: "Whenever you are angry, be assured that it is not only a..."
Whenever you are angry, be assured that it is not only a present evil, but that you have increased a habit. Epictetus
Epictetus quote: "If evil be said of thee, and if it be true, correct thyself;..."
If evil be said of thee, and if it be true, correct thyself; if it be a lie, laugh at it. Epictetus
Epictetus quote: "If evil be spoken of you and it be true, correct yourself, if..."
If evil be spoken of you and it be true, correct yourself, if it be a lie, laugh at it. Epictetus

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