More quotes by Epictetus

"Wealth consists not in having great possessions, but in having few wants."
"Whoever is going to listen to the philosophers needs a considerable practice in listening."
"Only the educated are free."
"What really frightens and dismays us is not external events themselves, but the way in which we think about them. It is not things that disturb us, but our interpretation of their significance."
"Freedom is the only worthy goal in life. It is won by disregarding things that lie beyond our control."