No man is free who is not master of himself. - Epictetus
"No man is free who is not master of himself."
"No man is free who is not master of himself."
"It is our attitude toward events, not events themselves, which we can control. Nothing is by its own nature calamitous -- even death is terrible only if we fear it."
"Whoever is going to listen to the philosophers needs a considerable practice in listening."
"Don't explain your philosophy. Embody it."
"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?"
"We should not moor a ship with one anchor, or our life with one hope."