Quotes by Epictetus

Nature gave us one tongue and two ears so we could hear twice as much >>

Men are disturbed not by things that happen, but by their opinion of t >>

Let death be daily before your eyes, and you will never entertain any >>

Quotations about Adversity

There are three modes of bearing the ills of life, by indifference, by >>

Life has meaning only in the struggle. Triumph or defeat is in the han >>

Adversity causes some men to break, others to break records. >>

To accuse others for one's own misfortunes is a sign of want of education. To accuse oneself shows that one's education has begun. To accuse neither oneself nor others shows that one's education is complete.

Epictetus