Maxioms by Epictetus
Do not seek to have events happen as you want them to, but instead want them to happen as they read more
Do not seek to have events happen as you want them to, but instead want them to happen as they do happen, and your life will go well
Man is to man a god or a wolf.
Man is to man a god or a wolf.
Know, first, who you are, and then adorn yourself accordingly.
Know, first, who you are, and then adorn yourself accordingly.
No great thing is created suddenly.
No great thing is created suddenly.
Difficulties show men what they are. In case of any difficulty remember that God has pitted you against a rough read more
Difficulties show men what they are. In case of any difficulty remember that God has pitted you against a rough antagonist that you may be a conqueror, and this cannot be without toil.
