What did Epictetus mean by: First say to yourself what you would be; and then do what you have to do. Epictetus Philosopher · Greece Copy
+ Neither should a ship rely on one small anchor, nor should life rest on a single hope. Read explanation Author, December 14, 2023December 28, 2024, Epictetus, Balance, Diversity, Resilience, 0 Epictetus Philosopher · Greece
+ To live a life of virtue, match up your thoughts, words, and deeds. Read explanation Author, December 14, 2023December 29, 2024, Epictetus, Alignment, Integrity, Virtue, 0 Epictetus Philosopher · Greece
+ Make it your business to draw out the best in others by being an exemplar yourself. Read explanation Author, December 14, 2023December 28, 2024, Epictetus, Empathy, Inspiration, Leadership, 0 Epictetus Philosopher · Greece
+ People are not disturbed by things, but by the view they take of them. Read explanation Author, January 31, 2023December 25, 2024, Epictetus, Disturbance, Perception, Reality, 0 Epictetus Philosopher · Greece
+ You bear God within you, poor wretch, and know it not. Author, August 29, 2023January 2, 2025, Epictetus, God, Ignorance, Potential, 0 Epictetus Philosopher · Greece
+ Difficulty shows what men are. Read explanation Author, July 16, 2023January 2, 2025, Epictetus, Adversity, Character, Resilience, 0 Epictetus Philosopher · Greece
+ What disturbs people’s minds are not events but their judgments on events. Read explanation Author, December 14, 2023December 28, 2024, Epictetus, Disturbance, Judgment, Perception, 0 Epictetus Philosopher · Greece
+ Confident because of our caution Author, September 19, 2023January 2, 2025, Epictetus, Balance, Caution, Confidence, 0 Epictetus Philosopher · Greece
In Paris, everybody wants to be an actor; nobody is content to be a spectator. Jean Cocteau Artist · France
Art, unless it leads to right action, is no more than the opium of an intelligentsia. Read explanation W. Somerset Maugham Playwright and novelist · United Kingdom
A man must dream a long time in order to act with grandeur, and dreaming is nursed in darkness. Jean Genet Playwright · France
