Epictetus
Epictetus
Epictetuswas a Greek-speaking Stoic philosopher. He was born a slave at Hierapolis, Phrygia, and lived in Rome until his banishment, when he went to Nicopolis in north-western Greece for the rest of his life. His teachings were written down and published by his pupil Arrian in his Discourses and Enchiridion...
NationalityGreek
ProfessionPhilosopher
fitness heart soul
It takes more than just a good looking body. You've got to have the heart and soul to go with it.
inspirational attitude anger
Any person capable of angering you becomes your master; he can anger you only when you permit yourself to be disturbed by him.
inspirational happiness happy
The essence of philosophy is that a man should so live that his happiness shall depend as little as possible on external things.
style connections eloquent
These reasonings are unconnected: "I am richer than you, therefore I am better"; "I am more eloquent than you, therefore I am better." The connection is rather this: "I am richer than you, therefore my property is greater than yours;" "I am more eloquent than you, therefore my style is better than yours." But you, after all, are neither property nor style.
life hope niece
Neither should a ship rely on one small anchor, nor should life rest on a single hope.
perseverance inspirational-life philosophical
No great thing is created suddenly.
wise wisdom stupid
It is the nature of the wise to resist pleasures, but the foolish to be a slave to them.
men blame instruction
It is the act of an ill-instructed man to blame others for his own bad condition; it is the act of one who has begun to be instructed, to lay the blame on himself; and of one whose instruction is completed, neither to blame another, nor himself.
wish doe slave
Whoever then wishes to be free, let him neither wish for anything nor avoid anything which depends on others: if he does not observe this rule, he must be a slave.
life philosophical insults-you
It is not he who reviles or strikes you who insults you, but your opinion that these things are insulting.
wish flow should
Seek not that the things which happen should happen as you wish; but wish the things which happen to be as they are, and you will have a tranquil flow of life.
friendship effort training
Not every difficult and dangerous thing is suitable for training, but only that which is conducive to success in achieving the object of our effort.
sweet thee customs
Choose the life that is noblest, for custom can make it sweet to thee.
linked knows who-you-are
Once you know who you are and to whom you are linked, you will know what to do