A ship ought not to be held by one anchor, nor life by a singe hope.
in Epictetus QuotesIf you seek truth you will not seek victory by dishonorable means, and if you find truth you will become invincible.
in Epictetus QuotesDo not seek to have events happen as you want them to, but instead want them to happen as they do happen, and your life will go well
in Epictetus QuotesThe essence of philosophy is that a man should so live that his happiness shall depend as little as possible on external things.
in Epictetus QuotesWhoever does not regard what he has as most ample wealth, is unhappy, though he be master of the world.
in Epictetus QuotesPractice yourself, for heaven's sake in little things, and then proceed to greater.
in Epictetus QuotesIf you set your heart upon philosophy, you must straightway prepare yourself to be laughed at and mocked by many who will say Behold a philosopher arisen among us! or How came you by that brow of scorn? But do you cherish no scorn, but hold to those things which seem to you the best, as one set by God in that place. Remember too, that if you abide in those ways, those who first mocked you, the same shall afterwards reverence you. but if you yield to them, you will be laughed at twice as much as before.
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