Epictetus

Origin : Greek

Epictetus born on 55 BC, and passed away on 135 BC, leaving behind a legacy that continues to inspire generations. Over the past NaN years, we have thoughtfully curated a selection of 65 powerful, inspirational, and motivational quotes - carefully handpicked from an extensive archive of life lessons and timeless wisdom. This legendary quote writer was born in greek and went on to share won inspiring words with the world, leaving behind a global legacy that transcends borders.

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Quotes of Epictetus

Timeless words and powerful thoughts from Epictetus - discover the wisdom, inspiration, and voice behind the quotes that continue to resonate

God has entrusted me with myself.

There is nothing good or evil save in the will.

Practice yourself, for heaven's sake in little things, and then proceed to greater.

Nothing great is created suddenly, any more than a bunch of grapes or a fig. If you tell me that you desire a fig. I answer you that there must be time. Let it first blossom, then bear fruit, then ripen.

We tell lies, yet it is easy to show that lying is immoral.

The world turns aside to let any man pass who knows where he is going.

Freedom is the right to live as we wish.

One that desires to excel should endeavor in those things that are in themselves most excellent.

Know, first, who you are, and then adorn yourself accordingly.

You are a little soul carrying around a corpse.

Do not laugh much or often or unrestrainedly.

Keep silence for the most part, and speak only when you must, and then briefly.

It is not death or pain that is to be dreaded, but the fear of pain or death.

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

Is freedom anything else than the right to live as we wish? Nothing else.

It is impossible to begin to learn that which one thinks one already knows

If one oversteps the bounds of moderation, the greatest pleasures cease to please.

No greater thing is created suddenly, any more than a bunch of grapes or a fig. If you tell me that you desire a fig, I answer you that there must be time. Let it first blossom, then bear fruit, then ripen.

If virtue promises happiness, prosperity and peace, then progress in virtue is progress in each of these for to whatever point the perfection of anything brings us, progress is always an approach toward it.