Quotes by Epictetus
4 quotes by Epictetus (died 135), taken from Enchiridion. Each is given word for word, with its work, its passage and its source.
Enchiridion
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“Seek not that the things which happen should happen as you wish; but wish the things which happen to be as they are, and you will have a tranquil flow of life.”
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“Men are disturbed not by the things which happen, but by the opinions about the things.”
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“Remember that in life you ought to behave as at a banquet. Suppose that something is carried round and is opposite to you. Stretch out your hand and take a portion with decency. Suppose that it passes by you. Do not detain it.”
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“You can be invincible, if you enter into no contest in which it is not in your power to conquer.”