Inner Wisdom Quotes

Quotes by Epictetus

We have two ears and one mouth so that we can listen twice as much as we speak.
- Epictetus
Know, first, who you are, and then adorn yourself accordingly.
- Epictetus
The world turns aside to let any man pass who knows where he is going.
- Epictetus
It is impossible for a man to learn what he thinks he already knows.
- Epictetus
One that desires to excel should endeavor in those things that are in themselves most excellent.
- Epictetus
It's not what happens to you, but how you react to it that matters.
- Epictetus
No man is free who is not master of himself.
- Epictetus
When you are offended at any man's fault, turn to yourself and study your own failings. Then you will forget your anger.
- Epictetus
He is a wise man who does not grieve for the things which he has not but rejoices for those which he has.
- Epictetus
There is only one way to happiness and that is to cease worrying about things which are beyond the power of our will.
- Epictetus