#Epictetus

[y2kaee]

"You become what you give your attention to."

Epictetus

[quotefeeling]

You are a little soul carrying around a corpse.

Epictetus

[thoughtkick]

First say to yourself what you would be, then do what you have to do.

Epictetus

[thepursuitofunderstanding]

We suffer not from the events in our lives but from our judgment about them.

Epictetus

[nobeerreviews]

Ruin and recovering are both from within.

-- Epictetus

(Frankfurt, Germany)

[philosophors]

“Freedom is not procured by a full enjoyment of what is desired, but by controlling the desire.”

— Epictetus

[perfectfeelings]

You are a little soul carrying around a corpse.

Epictetus

[thecalminside]

It is impossible for a man to learn what he thinks he already knows.

-Epictetus

[philosophybits]

As the sun does not wait for prayers and incantations to rise, but shines forth and is welcomed by all: so you also should not wait for clapping of hands and shouts and praise to do your duty; but do good of your own accord, and you will be loved like the sun.

Epictetus, Fragments

[stay-close]

First say to yourself what you would be, then do what you have to do.

Epictetus

[resqectable]

You are a little soul carrying around a corpse.

Epictetus

[thehopefulquotes]

You are a little soul carrying around a corpse.

Epictetus

[reality-detective]

[thoughtkick]

You are a little soul carrying around a corpse.

Epictetus

[minimalist-quotes]

Happiness and freedom begin with a clear understanding of one principle: Some things are within our control, and some things are not. It is only after you have faced up to this fundamental rule and learned to distinguish between what you can and can't control that inner tranquility and outer effectiveness become possible.

[castelnou]