15 Deep Philosophy Quotes of “Epictetus”

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1. “Any person capable of angering you becomes your master."

- Epictetus
2. “Circumstances don't make the man, they only reveal him to himself."

- Epictetus
3. “Don't just say that you have read books. Show that through them you have learned to think better."

- Epictetus
4. “There is only one way to happiness and that is to cease worrying about things which are beyond the power of our will."

- Epictetus
5. “Don't explain your philosophy. Embody it."

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

- Epictetus
7. “It is impossible for a man to learn what he thinks he already knows."

- Epictetus
8. “Devote the rest of your life to making progress."

- Epictetus
9. “He who is not satisfied with a little is satisfied with nothing."

- Epicurus
10. “We cannot choose our external circumstances, but we can always choose how we respond to them."

- Epictetus
11. “How long are you going to wait before you demand the best for yourself?"

- Epictetus
12. “It's not things that upset us but our judgments about things."

- Epictetus
13. “No man is free who is not master of himself."

- Epictetus
14. “The key is to keep company only with people who uplift you, whose presence calls forth your best."

- Epictetus
15. “If your choices are beautiful, so too will you be."

- Epictetus
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