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

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

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

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

“Know you not that a good man does nothing for appearance sake, but for the sake of having done right?”

“Men are disturbed not by things, but by the view which they take of them.”

“As a man, casting off worn out garments taketh new ones, so the dweller in the body, entereth into ones that are new.”

“I don't know whether I believe in God or not. I think, really, I'm some kind of a Buddhist. But the essential thing is to put oneself in a frame of mind which is close to that of prayer.”

“In the name of God, they stole her time and her freedom, putting shackles on her heart. They preached about God's kindness, but preached twice as much about his wrath and intolerance.”

“Embedded in the larger story of redemption is a principle we must not miss: God uses ordinary people to do extraordinary things in the lives of others.”

“Make peace with silence, and remind yourself that it is in this space that you'll come to remember your spirit. When you're able to transcend an aversion to silence, you'll also transcend many other miseries. And it is in this silence that the remembrance of God will be activated.”

“God's love for his people is so great that it turns God against himself, his love against his justice.”

“Were the judgments of mankind correct, custom would be regulated by the good. But it is often far otherwise in point of fact; for, whatever the many are seen to do, forthwith obtains the force of custom. But human affairs have scarcely ever been so happily constituted as that the better course pleased the greater number. Hence the private vices of the multitude have generally resulted in public error, or rather that common consent in vice which these worthy men would have to be law.”