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
character reality thinking
Embrace reality. Think about what delights you - the small luxuries on which you depend, the people whom you cherish most. But remember that they have their own distinct character, which is quite a separate matter from how we happen to regard them.
life thinking 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.
life thinking bigger
Consider the bigger picture.....think things through and fully commit!
thinking happens
It is not so much what happens to you as how you think about what happens." Epictetus
letting-go thinking may
When you let go of your attention for a little while, do not think you may recover it whenever you please.
thinking who-i-am laughing
I laugh at those who think they can damage me. They do not know who I am, they do not know what I think, they cannot even touch the things which are really mine and with which I live.
life men thinking
Let no man think that he is loved by any who loveth none.
thinking trying saws
Watch yourself as you go about your daily business and later reflect on what you saw, trying to identify the sources of distress in your life and thinking about how to avoid that distress.
hurt thinking views
Things themselves don't hurt or hinder us. Things simply are what they are. How we view these things is another matter.People think what they will think; it is of no concern to us.
men thinking blame
If you think you control things that are in the control of others, you will lament. You will be disturbed and you will blame both gods and men.
thinking sorrow wish
If you wish to live a life free from sorrow, think of what is going to happen as if it had already happened.
god thinking breathe
Think of God oftener than you breathe.
thinking
Think of God more often than thou breathest.
adversity thinking land
As it is pleasant to see the sea from the land, so it is pleasant for him who has escaped from troubles to think of them.