Epictetus Quotes About Waiting

Quotes about: Waiting

• Be not swept off your feet by the vividness of the impression, but say, "Impression, wait for me a little. Let me see what you are and what you represent. Let me try you."

  Epictetus

  Feet, Waiting, Trying

  "Discourses". Book by Epictetus. Book II, Chapter 18,

• Now is the time to get serious about living your ideals. Once you have determined the spiritual principles you wish to exemplify, abide by these rules as if they were laws, as if it were indeed sinful to compromise them. Don't mind if others don't share your convictions. How long can you afford to put off who you really want to be? Your nobler self cannot wait any longer.

  Epictetus

  Life, Spiritual, Self

• Even as the Sun doth not wait for prayers and incantations to rise, but shines forth and is welcomed by all: so thou also wait not for clapping of hands and shouts and praise to do thy duty; nay, do good of thine own accord, and thou wilt be loved like the Sun.

  Epictetus

  Life, Prayer, Hands

  Epictetus (2015). “The Golden Sayings of Epictetus”, p.82, Booklassic

• Remember that you ought to behave in life as you would at a banquet. As something is being passed around it comes to you; stretch out your hand, take a portion of it politely. It passes on; do not detain it. Or it has not come to you yet; do not project your desire to meet it, but wait until it comes in front of you. So act toward children, so toward a wife, so toward office, so toward wealth.

  Epictetus

  Life, Children, Hands

  "The Enchiridion". Book translated by Elizabeth Carter, 2006.

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