You can be invincible, if you enter into no contest in which it is not in your power to conquer.
February 18, 2026 at 11:00 AM
You can be invincible, if you enter into no contest in which it is not in your power to conquer.
understand that every event is indifferent and nothing to you, of whatever sort it may be; for it will be in your power to make a right use of it, and this no one can hinder.
February 17, 2026 at 11:00 AM
understand that every event is indifferent and nothing to you, of whatever sort it may be; for it will be in your power to make a right use of it, and this no one can hinder.
When you desire something outside your sphere of power, you set yourself up for disappointment
February 16, 2026 at 11:00 AM
When you desire something outside your sphere of power, you set yourself up for disappointment
Don’t seek for everything to happen as you wish it would, but rather wish that everything happens as it actually will — then your life will flow well.
February 15, 2026 at 11:00 AM
Don’t seek for everything to happen as you wish it would, but rather wish that everything happens as it actually will — then your life will flow well.
If you keep yourself calm, poised and dignified, [10] if you observe rather than are observed, if you don’t envy people with greater success, don’t let externals disconcert you – if you do all this, what more do you need?
February 13, 2026 at 11:00 AM
If you keep yourself calm, poised and dignified, [10] if you observe rather than are observed, if you don’t envy people with greater success, don’t let externals disconcert you – if you do all this, what more do you need?
for your part, do not desire to be a general, or a senator, or a consul, but to be free; and the only way to this is a disregard of things which lie not within our own power.
February 11, 2026 at 11:00 AM
for your part, do not desire to be a general, or a senator, or a consul, but to be free; and the only way to this is a disregard of things which lie not within our own power.
None of these things are foretold to me; but either to my paltry body, or property, or reputation, or children, or wife. But to me all omens are lucky, if I will. For whichever of these things happens, it is in my control to derive advantage from it.
February 9, 2026 at 11:00 AM
None of these things are foretold to me; but either to my paltry body, or property, or reputation, or children, or wife. But to me all omens are lucky, if I will. For whichever of these things happens, it is in my control to derive advantage from it.
Asked, Who is the rich man? Epictetus replied, "He who is content.
February 8, 2026 at 11:00 AM
Asked, Who is the rich man? Epictetus replied, "He who is content.
Freedom is not attained through the satisfaction of desires, but through the suppression of desires.
February 6, 2026 at 11:00 AM
Freedom is not attained through the satisfaction of desires, but through the suppression of desires.
Let death and exile and every other thing which appears dreadful be daily before your eyes; but most of all death: and you will never think of anything mean nor will you desire anything extravagantly.
February 5, 2026 at 11:00 AM
Let death and exile and every other thing which appears dreadful be daily before your eyes; but most of all death: and you will never think of anything mean nor will you desire anything extravagantly.
For your part, do not adopt any air of superiority. Mind your own business, keep busy with the work you are best suited for, and play well the part the Author has given you.
February 3, 2026 at 11:00 AM
For your part, do not adopt any air of superiority. Mind your own business, keep busy with the work you are best suited for, and play well the part the Author has given you.
As long as you honour material things, direct your anger at yourself rather than the thief or adulterer.
February 2, 2026 at 11:00 AM
As long as you honour material things, direct your anger at yourself rather than the thief or adulterer.
No, I cannot escape death, but at least I can escape the fear of it – or do I have to die moaning and groaning too?
January 31, 2026 at 11:00 AM
No, I cannot escape death, but at least I can escape the fear of it – or do I have to die moaning and groaning too?
Yes, but my nose is running.’ Then what do you have hands for, you slave?
January 29, 2026 at 11:00 AM
Yes, but my nose is running.’ Then what do you have hands for, you slave?
greatness of reason is measured not by height or length, but by the quality of its judgements.
January 27, 2026 at 11:00 AM
greatness of reason is measured not by height or length, but by the quality of its judgements.
[...] you should not wait for clapping of hands and shouts and praise to do your duty; but do good of your own accord.
January 26, 2026 at 11:00 AM
[...] you should not wait for clapping of hands and shouts and praise to do your duty; but do good of your own accord.
Taking account of the value of externals, you see, comes at some cost to the value of one's own character.
January 25, 2026 at 11:00 AM
Taking account of the value of externals, you see, comes at some cost to the value of one's own character.
The object of your love is mortal; it is not one of your possessions; it has been given to you for the present, not inseparably nor forever.
January 24, 2026 at 11:00 AM
The object of your love is mortal; it is not one of your possessions; it has been given to you for the present, not inseparably nor forever.
It is not things that trouble us, but our judgements about things.
January 23, 2026 at 11:01 AM
It is not things that trouble us, but our judgements about things.
Understand what words you use first, then use them.
January 22, 2026 at 11:01 AM
Understand what words you use first, then use them.
If someone handed your body over to a passerby, you would be annoyed. Aren’t you ashamed that you hand over your mind to anyone around, for it to be upset and confused if the person insults you?
January 20, 2026 at 11:00 AM
If someone handed your body over to a passerby, you would be annoyed. Aren’t you ashamed that you hand over your mind to anyone around, for it to be upset and confused if the person insults you?
Is you naturally entitled, then, to a good father? No, only to a father. Is
January 19, 2026 at 11:00 AM
Is you naturally entitled, then, to a good father? No, only to a father. Is
Destroy desire completely for the present. For if you desire anything which is not in our power, you must be unfortunate
January 18, 2026 at 11:00 AM
Destroy desire completely for the present. For if you desire anything which is not in our power, you must be unfortunate
First to those universal principles I have spoken of: these you must keep at command, and without them neither sleep nor rise, drink nor eat nor deal with men: the principle that no one can control another's will, and that the will alone is the sphere of good and evil.
January 17, 2026 at 11:00 AM
First to those universal principles I have spoken of: these you must keep at command, and without them neither sleep nor rise, drink nor eat nor deal with men: the principle that no one can control another's will, and that the will alone is the sphere of good and evil.
You are a little soul carrying a dead body, as Epictetus said.
January 16, 2026 at 11:00 AM
You are a little soul carrying a dead body, as Epictetus said.