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

“He who exercises wisdom, exercises the knowledge which is about God.”

“No man is free who is not master of himself.”

“Keep silence for the most part, and speak only when you must, and then briefly.”

“Freedom is the only worthy goal in life. It is won by disregarding things that lie beyond our control.”

“Philosophy does not promise to secure anything external for man, otherwise it would be admitting something that lies beyond its proper subject-matter. For as the material of the carpenter is wood, and that of statuary bronze, so the subject-matter of the art of living is each person's own life.”

“God save me from fools with a little philosophy—no one is more difficult to reach.”

“Be happy, but never satisfied.”

“In times of change learners inherit the earth, while the learned find themselves beautifully equipped to deal with a world that no longer exists.”

“Be less curious about people and more curious about ideas.”

“Think in the morning. Act in the noon. Eat in the evening. Sleep in the night.”

“You have within you, right now, everything you need to deal with whatever the world can throw at you.”

“Winners have simply formed the habit of doing things losers don't like to do.”