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Epictetus
Epictetus
Greek Philosopher
Born: 50
Died: 138
Any He Man Will You Yourself
Related authors: Aristotle Democritus Diogenes Epicurus Heraclitus Plato Plutarch Socrates
If one oversteps the bounds of moderation, the greatest pleasures cease to please. Epictetus
Please Pleasures Bounds Greatest Cease Moderation
God has entrusted me with myself. Epictetus
God Myself Me Entrusted
Freedom is the right to live as we wish. Epictetus
Freedom Wish Live Right
Neither should a ship rely on one small anchor, nor should life rest on a single hope. Epictetus
Life Hope Rest Single Anchor Neither Small Rely Nor Ship Should
If you seek truth you will not seek victory by dishonorable means, and if you find truth you will become invincible. Epictetus
Truth You Victory Will Become Find Seek Invincible Dishonorable Means
Is freedom anything else than the right to live as we wish? Nothing else. Epictetus
Freedom Wish Nothing Live Else Than Anything Anything Else Right
No great thing is created suddenly. Epictetus
Great Great Thing Created Suddenly Thing
All philosophy lies in two words, sustain and abstain. Epictetus
Words Philosophy Lies Abstain Sustain Two
No greater thing is created suddenly, any more than a bunch of grapes or a fig. If you tell me that you desire a fig, I answer you that there must be time. Let it first blossom, then bear fruit, then ripen. Epictetus
Time Me You Fruit First Tell Must Ripen More Bear Greater Answer Bunch Blossom Than Any Then Created Fig Grapes Suddenly Thing Desire
It is not death or pain that is to be dreaded, but the fear of pain or death. Epictetus
Death Fear Pain Dreaded
Imagine for yourself a character, a model personality, whose example you determine to follow, in private as well as in public. Epictetus
Character You Yourself Personality Example Imagination Follow Determine Well Private Model Public Whose Imagine
Whoever does not regard what he has as most ample wealth, is unhappy, though he be master of the world. Epictetus
World Wealth Unhappy Master Though He Most Does Regard Whoever Ample
One that desires to excel should endeavor in those things that are in themselves most excellent. Epictetus
Endeavor Those Excel Excellent Most Themselves Should Things Desires
Control thy passions lest they take vengence on thee. Epictetus
Control Take Thy Passions Thee Lest
Whenever you are angry, be assured that it is not only a present evil, but that you have increased a habit. Epictetus
Angry You Evil Increased Assured Only Habit Whenever Present
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
You Wife Lost Say Case Never Also Dead Return Returned Child Any Estate Deprived Your Your Child Such A Thing Thing
Do not laugh much or often or unrestrainedly. Epictetus
Laugh Often Much
We tell lies, yet it is easy to show that lying is immoral. Epictetus
Lying Tell Easy Immoral Lies Show
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