Epictetus Quotes & Sayings (Page 7)

“The two powers which in my opinion constitute a wise man are those of bearing and forbearing.”

“Unless we place our religion and our treasure in the same thing, religion will always be sacrificed.”

“There is nothing good or evil save in the will.”

“Never in any case say I have lost such a thing, but I have returned it. Is your child dead? It is a return. Is your wife dead? It is a return. Are you deprived of your estate? Is not this also a return?”

“We are not to give credit to the many, who say that none ought to be educated but the free; but rather to the philosophers, who say that the well-educated alone are free.”