We are not to give credit to the many, who say tha... -Epictetus

We are not to give credit to the many, who say that none ought to be educated but the free; but rather to the philosophers, who say that the well-educated alone are free.

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Epictetus was an influential Stoic philosopher, known for his teachings on ethics, virtue, and inner peace. His philosophical insights continue to be studied and embraced as valuable guides to leading a meaningful life.

Epictetus Quotes to Explore

The key is to keep company only with people who uplift you, whose presence calls forth your best....
We should not moor a ship with one anchor, or our life with one hope....
People are not disturbed by things, but by the view they take of them....
Men are disturbed not by things, but by the view which they take of them....
Neither should a ship rely on one small anchor, nor should life rest on a single hope....
Be careful to leave your sons well instructed rather than rich, for the hopes of the instructed are better than the wealth of the ignorant....
If you desire to be good, begin by believing that you are wicked....
It takes more than just a good looking body. You've got to have the heart and soul to go with it....
God has entrusted me with myself....
If virtue promises happiness, prosperity and peace, then progress in virtue is progress in each of these for to whatever point the perfection of anyth...

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Some players you pat their butts, some players you kick their butts, some players you leave alone....
I wanted the Peace Corps to be something very vague and unorganized, and to a large extent it was. It did not run smoothly. The consequence was that w...
Victims always feel alone and helpless....
I don't even know how much money I've spent on all of this stuff... Just in plates and bars alone, it's literally a ridiculous amount of money I've sp...
The U.S. cannot go it alone simply when it is convenient....
I think Mr. Wilson will have to be the rest of the way alone....
I really love football and for this reason alone, I trained hard every day, building up good stamina and energy....
I said to the German Ambassador that, as long as there was only a dispute between Austria and Serbia alone, I did not feel entitled to intervene; but ...
In garden arrangement, as in all other kinds of decorative work, one has not only to acquire a knowledge of what to do, but also to gain some wisdom i...
A poem may be an instance of morality, of social conditions, of psychological history; it may instance all its qualities, but never one of them alone,...