More quotes by Epictetus

"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."