Epictetus

It is not death or pain that is to be dreaded, but the fear of pain or death. ↗

— Epictetus

#dreaded #fear #pain

Control thy passions lest they take vengence on thee. ↗

— Epictetus

#lest #passions #take #thee #thy

You are a little soul carrying around a corpse. ↗

— Epictetus

#carrying #corpse #little #soul #you

God has entrusted me with myself. ↗

— Epictetus

#god #me #myself

No great thing is created suddenly. ↗

— Epictetus

#great #great thing #suddenly #thing

One that desires to excel should endeavor in those things that are in themselves most excellent. ↗

— Epictetus

#endeavor #excel #excellent #most #should

Know, first, who you are, and then adorn yourself accordingly. ↗

— Epictetus

#adorn #first #know #then #who

The greater the difficulty the more glory in surmounting it. Skillful pilots gain their reputation from storms and tempests. ↗

— Epictetus

#gain #glory #greater #more #pilots

The world turns aside to let any man pass who knows where he is going. ↗

— Epictetus

#aside #going #knows #man #man pass

Freedom is the right to live as we wish. ↗

— Epictetus

#live #right #wish