Epictetus

I talk of cheese, you of chalk.

I talk of cheese, you of chalk.

Men are disturbed not by things, but by the view which they take of them. -Epictetus.

Men are disturbed not by things, but by the view which they take of them. -Epictetus.

All philosophy lies in two words, sustain and abstain.

All philosophy lies in two words, sustain and abstain.

He is a wise man who does not grieve for the things which he has not, but rejoices for those read more

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

The soul's impurity consists in bad judgments, and purification consists in producing in it right judgments, and the pure soul read more

The soul's impurity consists in bad judgments, and purification consists in producing in it right judgments, and the pure soul is one which has right judgments.