Philosophy Quote by Epictetus — Inspiring Words on Life, Love & Wisdom

“An ignorant person is inclined to blame others for his own misfortune. To blame oneself is proof of progress. But the wise man never has to blame another or himself.”

“There is only one way to happiness and that is to cease worrying about things which are beyond the power or our will. ”

“If you wish to be a writer, write.”

“The world turns aside to let any man pass who knows where he is going.”

“Don't explain your philosophy. Embody it.”

“It is our attitude toward events, not events themselves, which we can control. Nothing is by its own nature calamitous -- even death is terrible only if we fear it.”

“A miracle is often the willingness to see the common in an uncommon way.”

“What really frightens and dismays us is not external events themselves, but the way in which we think about them. It is not things that disturb us, but our interpretation of their significance.”

“I am dead because I lack desire,”

“Of what use is a philosopher who doesn't hurt anybody's feelings?”

“Staring at a world too horrible to comprehend, believing -- by dint of ignorance and innocence -- that beneath this unbearable contract of guilt and blame there is always an older contract that may bind and release in a more salutary way.”

“In heaven, everything is good; in hell, everything bad. In the world, since it lies between the two, you find both. We are placed between two extremes, and so participate in both. Good and bad luck alternate; not all is happy, nor all hostile. This world is a zero: on its own, it's worth nothing; joined to heaven, a great deal. Indifference to its variety constitutes good sense - the wise are never surprised. Our life is arranged like a play, everything will be sorted out in the end. Take care, then, to end it well.”