Enchiridion

8 passages

The "handbook": a short distillation of the Discourses, compiled by Arrian.

“Man is affected not by events but by the view he takes of them.”
— Epictetus, Enchiridion
“Don't explain your philosophy. Embody it.”
— Epictetus, Enchiridion
“It's not what happens to you, but how you react to it that matters.”
— Epictetus, Enchiridion
“The key is to keep company only with people who uplift you, whose presence calls forth your best.”
— Epictetus, Enchiridion
“If anyone tells you that a certain person speaks ill of you, do not make excuses about what is said of you but answer, "He was ignorant of my other faults, else he would not have mentioned these alone."”
— Epictetus, Enchiridion
“Control thy passions lest they take vengeance on thee.”
— Epictetus, Enchiridion
“We are disturbed not by what happens to us, but by our thoughts about what happens.”
— Epictetus, Enchiridion
“Keep yourself free from passion and hatred.”
— Epictetus, Enchiridion