“No great thing is created suddenly.” ~ Epictetus
“There is only one way to happiness and that is to cease worrying about things which are beyond the power or our will.” ~ Epictetus
“First say to yourself what you would be; and then do what you have to do.” ~ Epictetus
“If you want to improve, be content to be thought foolish and stupid.” ~ Epictetus
“It’s not what happens to you, but how you react to it that matters.” ~ Epictetus
“Other people’s views and troubles can be contagious. Don’t sabotage yourself by unwittingly adopting negative, unproductive attitudes through your associations with others.” ~ Epictetus
“Freedom is the only worthy goal in life. It is won by disregarding things that lie beyond our control.” ~ Epictetus
“It is impossible for a man to learn what he thinks he already knows.” ~ Epictetus
“Circumstances don’t make the man, they only reveal him to himself.” ~ Epictetus
“Nature hath given men one tongue but two ears, that we may hear from others twice as much as we speak.” ~ Epictetus
“People are not disturbed by things, but by the views they take of them.” ~ Epictetus
“The greater the difficulty, the more glory in surmounting it. Skillful pilots gain their reputation from storms and tempests.” ~ Epictetus
