Epictetus Quotes
This page brings together all 4 quotes by Epictetus in the Quote Ocean library, drawn from our Discipline, Gratitude, Inspirational and Mindset collections. Each one is shown in full with its attribution, and can be copied or shared as an image.
Quotes by Epictetus
"No man is free who is not master of himself."
"He is a wise man who does not grieve for the things which he has not, but rejoices for those which he has."
"First say to yourself what you would be; and then do what you have to do."
"It's not what happens to you, but how you react to it that matters."
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Quote Ocean currently lists 4 quotes by Epictetus. All of them appear on this page.
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