More quotes by Epictetus

"Only the educated are free."
"Don't explain your philosophy. Embody it."
"Freedom is the only worthy goal in life. It is won by disregarding things that lie beyond our control."
"When a youth was giving himself airs in the Theatre and saying, 'I am wise, for I have conversed with many wise men,' Epictetus replied, 'I too have conversed with many rich men, yet I am not rich!’."
"I must die. Must I then die lamenting? I must be put in chains. Must I then also lament? I must go into exile. Does any man then hinder me from going with smiles and cheerfulness and contentment?"