Epictetus Quotes and Sayings

“Wealth consists not in having great possessions, but in having few wants.” – Epictetus

“Keep your attention focused entirely on what is truly your own concern, and be clear that what belongs to others is their business and none of yours.” – Epictetus

“No man is free who is not a master of himself.” – Epictetus

“It is impossible for a man to learn what he thinks he already knows.” – Epictetus

“We have two ears and one mouth so that we can listen twice as much as we speak.” – Epictetus

“What, then, is to be done? To make the best of what is in our power, and take the rest as it occurs.” – Epictetus

“Man is not worried by real problems so much as by his imagined anxieties about real problems” ― Epictetus

“The greater the difficulty, the more glory in surmounting it. Skillful pilots gain their reputation from storms and tempests.” – Epictetus