Greek Philosopher Epictetus Quotes & Sayings

Both love and democracy depend on voice
having a voice and also the resonance that makes it possible to speak and be heard. — Carol Gilligan

Anyone who tries to imprison love will cut off the spring that feeds it, and the trapped water will grow stagnant and rank. — Paulo Coelho

The Greek philosopher Epictetus said, First say to yourself what you would be; and then do what you have to do. — Laini Taylor

Anatomy lessons are much more fun when conducted in a private coed environment. — Dixie Waters

The Beatles have a deeper appreciation of all music. There's a humor, there's a Broadway sense, and later on, the Indian stuff came in. The Beatles were always taking in stuff and filtering stuff out to us. There's such a classical sense of arrangement, and their harmonies-what the Beatles did vocally is amazing. — Jimmy Vivino

The crowd will follow a leader who marches twenty paces ahead of them, but if he is a thousand paces ahead of them, they will neither see nor follow him. — Georg Brandes

Epictetus, a Greek philosopher, once wrote, Circumstances do not make the man. They merely reveal him to himself. — Brian Tracy

The ancient Greek philosopher Epictetus taught his students that what happens to them is not as important as what they believe happens to them. In this engaging and provocative book, Eldon Taylor provides his readers with specific ways in which their beliefs can lead to success or failure in their life undertakings. Each chapter provides nuggets of wisdom as well as road maps for guiding them toward greater self-understanding, balance, responsibility, and compassion. — Stanley Krippner

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Epictetus (50-120) Greek philosopher. — Epictetus

Dreams are rudiments
Of the great state to come. We dream what is
About to happen. — Philip James Bailey

There was a time when metal ruled the world and I don't see any reason why it should be different now. — Zacky Vengeance

Over the last six months, I've seen what these two futures look like. And six months from now, we'll all be living in one, or the other. But only one. A country where our president either has our back or turns his back; a country that honors our foremothers by moving us forward, or one that forces our generation to re-fight the battles they already won; a country where we mean it when we talk about personal freedom, or one where that freedom doesn't apply to our bodies and our voices. — Sandra Fluke

When you have multiple personalities, you never drink alone. — Chris Eliopoulos

I find it not just strange but almost ridiculous that people could take a song like the one I was doing and interpret it is corroding anything. Folks have the feeling that oftentimes if you don't talk about something it will go away. — Gil Scott-Heron

Jane's Addiction has only put out new music when our hearts were in and when we had something to say creatively. — Dave Navarro

Somewhere in between all the mind games, lies and seduction ... I fell for you. Somewhere in between all the broken promises, manipulation and heartaches ... I got over you. But, I guess I fibbed a few times too. Remember all those times I swore I needed you? Well consider them lies because baby, here I am without you, and I survived. — Lil' Wayne

The most important thing about leadership is your character and the values that guide your life. — Brenda Barnes

Menstruation not only carries with it the connotation of a productive system that has failed to produce; it also carries the idea of production gone awry, making products of no use, not to specification, unsalable, wasted, scrap. — Emily Martin

Before you realize this truth, say the Yogis, you will always be in despair, a notion nicely expressed in this exasperated line from the Greek stoic philosopher Epictetus: 'You bear God within you, poor wretch, and know it not. — Elizabeth Gilbert

I'd learned some things. I knew you weren't supposed to hold a good wine at the top - the paper bag falls off. — Pat Paulsen

The Greek philosopher Epictetus recognised this two thousand years ago when he wrote: 'What disturbs and alarms man are not the things but his opinions and fancies about the things. — Robert Harris