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Epictetus Quotes
10 sourced quotes from Epictetus across Stoicism.
“It is not what happens to you, but how you react to it that matters.”
“No man is free who is not master of himself.”
“Wealth consists not in having great possessions, but in having few wants.”
“Don't explain your philosophy. Embody it.”
“First say to yourself what you would be; and then do what you have to do.”
“He is a wise man who does not grieve for the things which he has not, but rejoices for those which he has.”
“We have two ears and one mouth, so we should listen more than we say.”
“Make the best use of what is in your power, and take the rest as it happens.”
“Some things are in our control and others are not. Therein lies the entire foundation of philosophy.”
“You become what you give your attention to.”