770 Quotes by Epictetus

What is death? A scary mask. Take it off-see, it doesn’t bite.

You become what you give your attention to.

Do not so much be ashamed of that disgrace which proceeds from men’s opinion as fly from that which comes from the truth.

Confident because of our caution.

Take care not to hurt the ruling faculty of your mind. If you were to guard against this in every action, you should enter upon those actions more safely.

If you hear that someone is speaking ill of you, instead of trying to defend yourself you should say: ‘He obviously does not know me very well, since there are so many other faults he could have mentioned.’

In literature, too, it is not great achievement to memorize what you have read while not formulating an opinion of your own.

Shall I show you the sinews of a philosopher? What sinews are those? – A will undisappointed; evils avoided; powers daily exercised; careful resolutions; unerring decisions.

People with a strong physical constitution can tolerate extremes of hot and cold; people of strong mental health can handle anger, grief, joy and the other emotions.