Epictetus Quotes About Opinions

Quotes about: Opinions

• Not things, but opinions about things, trouble men.

  Epictetus

  Men, Oxford, Opinion

• Be careful whom you associate with. It is human to imitate the habits of those with whom we interact. We inadvertently adopt their interests, their opinions, their values, and their habit of interpreting events.

  Epictetus

  Motivational, Events, Opinion

• Men are disturbed not by the things that happen, but by their opinion of the things that happen.

  Epictetus

  Inspirational, Attitude, Humor

• It is not he who reviles or strikes you who insults you, but your opinion that these things are insulting.

  Epictetus

  Life, Philosophical, Insults You

• When you have decided that a thing ought to be done and are doing it, never avoid bein seen doing it, though many shall form an unfavorable opinion about it. For if it is not right to do it, avoid doing the thing; but if it is right, why are you afraid of those who shall find fault wrongly?

  Epictetus

  Done, Faults, Opinion

  Epictetus (2012). “Enchiridion”, p.24, Courier Corporation

• Some things are up to us [eph' hêmin] and some things are not up to us. Our opinions are up to us, and our impulses, desires, aversions–in short, whatever is our own doing. Our bodies are not up to us, nor are our possessions, our reputations, or our public offices, or, that is, whatever is not our own doing.

  Epictetus

  Office, Desire, Body

• Learn to distinguish what you can and can't control. Within our control are our own opinions, aspirations, desires and the things that repel us. They are directly subject to our influence.

  Epictetus

  Life, Desire, Opinion

• The two powers which in my opinion constitute a wise man are those of bearing and forbearing.

  Epictetus

  Wise, Patience, Philosophical

• Within our control are our own opinions, aspirations, and desires and the demons that distract us from these goals. Outside of our control are such things as what kind of body we have, whether or not we are born into wealth, and how we are regarded by others.

  Epictetus

  Goal, Desire, Body

• No man is disturbed by things, but by his opinion about things.

  Epictetus

  Gratitude, Men, Opinion

• It is not he who gives abuse that affronts, but the view that we take of it as insulting; so that when one provokes you it is your own opinion which is provoking.

  Epictetus

  Views, Giving, Insulting

• Do not so much be ashamed of that disgrace which proceeds from men's opinion as fly from that which comes from the truth.

  Epictetus

  Men, Opinion, Ashamed

  Epictetus (2012). “Enchiridion”, p.33, Courier Corporation

• Some things are in our control and others not. Things in our control are opinion, pursuit, desire, aversion, and, in a word, whatever are our own actions. Things not in our control are body, property, reputation, command, and, in one word, whatever are not our own actions.

  Epictetus

  Desire, Body, Aversion

  Epictetus (2012). “The Handbook of Epictetus”, p.3, Simon and Schuster

• If anyone is unhappy, remember that his unhappiness is his own fault... Nothing else is the cause of anxiety or loss of tranquility except our own opinion.

  Epictetus

  Happy Birthday, Loss, Anxiety

• What disturbs and alarms man are not the things, but his opinions and fancies about the things.

  Epictetus

  Men, Alarms, Fancy

• It is not things in themselves which trouble us, but our opinions of things.

  Epictetus

  Opinion, Trouble

• In a word, neither death, nor exile, nor pain, nor anything of this kind is the real cause of our doing or not doing any action, but our inward opinions and principles.

  Epictetus

  Death, Pain, Real

  Epictetus (1866). “The Works of Epictetus: Consisting of His Discourses, in Four Books, the Enchiridion, and Fragments”, p.39

• Here is the beginning of philosophy: a recognition of the conflicts between men, a search for their cause, a condemnation of mere opinion .. . and the discovery of a standard of judgement.

  Epictetus

  Philosophy, Men, Discovery

• The beginning of philosophy is the recognition of the conflict between opinions.

  Epictetus

  Respect, Philosophy, Tolerance

• It is better by assenting to truth to conquer opinion, than by assenting to opinion to be conquered by truth.

  Epictetus

  Truth, Opinion, Conquer

  Epictetus, George Long (2004). “Enchiridion”, p.31, Courier Corporation

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