Maxioms by Epictetus
Men are not disturbed by things, but the view they take of things.
Men are not disturbed by things, but the view they take of things.
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
There is only one way to happiness and that is to cease worrying about things which are beyond the power read more
There is only one way to happiness and that is to cease worrying about things which are beyond the power of our will.
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.
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.