Epictetus Quotes

We must all suffer from one of two pains: the pain of discipline or the pain of regret. The difference is discipline weighs ounces while regret weighs tons.

I thought Bolt was amazing, I mean, beating the world record and slowing down at the end, how galling has that got the for the other athletes? I never managed to do anything in 9.69 seconds, it took me ten seconds to watch him do that.

Walter Scott has no business to write novels, especially good ones. It is not fair. He has fame and profit enough as a poet, and should not be taking the bread out of other people's mouths. I do not like him, and do not mean to like Waverley if I can help it, but fear I must.

To effectively communicate, we must realize that we are all different in the way we perceive the world and use this understanding as a guide to our communication with others.

African music, though very old, is always being rediscovered in the West.

Schultz: You must speak.
Jewish barber: I can't.
Schultz: It's our only hope.

Both in thought and in feeling, even though time be real, to realise the unimportance of time is the gate of wisdom.

I don't really need to stand out, there's room for everyone. Although I haven't built a niche yet, I'm just writing love songs.

It is that wind it is that voice buzzing it is whispering and whistling in the wires miles upon miles upon miles on the wires in the wind in the subway track in the rolling road in the not silent bush it is the voice of the noise here it comes the Third World Express they must say, here we go again.

I must learn to brook being happier than I deserve.

How many times must a man look up before he can see the sky?

If it does not grow, even though you are working hard, it is not because of unfavorable circumstances, bad timing, or bad luck. ... of the past has shown, it is during the bad times that the skilled manager lays firm foundations for future growth.

I had a very pleasant evening, however, though you will probably find out that there was no particular reason for it; but I do not think it worth while to wait for enjoyment until there is some real opportunity for it.

We must not contradict, but instruct him that contradicts us; for a madman is not cured by another running mad also.

I have never thought there was much to be said in favor of dragging on long after all one's friends were dead.

The virtuous who are prosperous must be exalted, and the virtuous who are not prosperous must be exalted too.