If you think you control things that are in the control of others, you will lament. You will be disturbed and you will blame both gods and men.
EpictetusUnremarkable lives are marked by the fear of not looking capable when trying something new.
EpictetusUnless we place our religion and our treasure in the same thing, religion will always be sacrificed.
EpictetusIf you would be well spoken of, learn to be well-spoken; and having learnt to be well- spoken, strive also to be well-doing; so shall you succeed in being well spoken of.
EpictetusWhat hurts this person is not the occurrence itself, for another person might not feel oppressed by this situation at all. What is hurting this person is the response he or she has uncritically adopted. It is not a demonstration of kindness or friendship to the people we care about to join them in indulging in wrongheaded, negative feelings.
Epictetus