Quotes by Epictetus

Epictetus was a Greek Stoic philosopher. He was born a slave at Hierapolis, Phrygia and lived in Rome until his banishment, when he went to Nicopolis in northwestern Greece for the rest of his life.

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The key is to keep company only with people who uplift you, whose presence calls forth your best.

FriendshipEpictetus
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We have two ears and one mouth so that we can listen twice as much as we speak.

Being Silent, TalkingEpictetus
 
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Wealth consists not in having great possessions, but in having few wants.

Greed, SatisfactionEpictetus
 
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