Maxioms by Epictetus
No great thing is created suddenly.
No great thing is created suddenly.
Two things may happen when we meet someone: either we become friends or we try to convince that person to read more
Two things may happen when we meet someone: either we become friends or we try to convince that person to accept our beliefs. The same thing happens when a hot coal meets another piece of coal: it either shares its fire with it or is overwhelmed by the other`s size and is extinguished.
First say to yourself what you would be; and then do what you have to do.
First say to yourself what you would be; and then do what you have to do.
Men are not disturbed by things, but the view they take of things.
Men are not disturbed by things, but the view they take of things.
The Beginning of Philosophy . . . is a Consciousness of your own
Weakness and inability in necessary things.
The Beginning of Philosophy . . . is a Consciousness of your own
Weakness and inability in necessary things.
