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15 Deep Philosophy Quotes of “Epictetus”

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1. “Any person capable of angering you becomes your master."

- Epictetus

2. “Circumstances don't make the man, they only reveal him to himself."

- Epictetus

3. “Don't just say that you have read books. Show that through them you have learned to think better."

- Epictetus

4. “There is only one way to happiness and that is to cease worrying about things which are beyond the power of our will."

- Epictetus

5. “Don't explain your philosophy. Embody it."

- Epictetus

6. “He is a wise man who does not grieve for the things which he has not, but rejoices for those which he has."

- Epictetus

7. “It is impossible for a man to learn what he thinks he already knows."

- Epictetus

8. “Devote the rest of your life to making progress."

- Epictetus

9. “He who is not satisfied with a little is satisfied with nothing."

- Epictetus

10. “We cannot choose our external circumstances, but we can always choose how we respond to them."

- Epictetus

11. “How long are you going to wait before you demand the best for yourself?"

- Epictetus

12. “It's not things that upset us but our judgments about things."

- Epictetus

13. “No man is free who is not master of himself."

- Epictetus

14. “The key is to keep company only with people who uplift you, whose presence calls forth your best."

- Epictetus

15. “If your choices are beautiful, so too will you be."

- Epictetus

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