15 Powerful Philosophy Quotes From "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
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