Epictetus Quotes

We should not moor a ship with one anchor, or our life with one hope.

Do not despair of your life. You have force enough to overcome your obstacles.

Life has a way of testing our anchors and tempting us to drift. Nevertheless, if our anchors are correctly placed in the rock of our Redeemer, they will hold—no matter the force of the wind, the strength of the tide, or the height of the waves.

No matter where we live on the planet or how difficult our situation seems to be, we have the ability to overcome and transcend our circumstances.

So you mustn't be frightened, dear Mr. Kappus, if a sadness rises in front of you, larger than any you have ever seen; if an anxiety - like light and cloud-shadows, moves over your hands and everything you do. You must realize that something is happening to you, that life has not forgotten you, that it holds you in the palm of its hand and will not let you fall.

Do not lose heart. We were made for these times.....For years we have been learning, practicing, been in training for...and just waiting to meet on this exact plain of engagement.

Safe. No one ever is. No matter how hard we try. No matter how much we plan and prepare. There will always be an enemy at the door and a storm trying to knock us down. Life's not about security. It's about picking up the peices after it's all over and carrying on.

It was definitely some tough moments throughout my life, but I kind of stayed focused and came through the other end of the tunnel.

Do something everyday for no other reason than you would rather not do it, so that when the hour of dire need draws nigh, it may find you not unnerved and untrained to stand the test.

I just want people to know you can get through stuff. I hope people can see that in what my life has been and where it is going.

If you're actually talking to someone who's been through a disastrous number of years, that only means one thing: They survived it.

No matter how bad things get you got to go on living, even if it kills you.

I have had many troubles in my life, but the worst of them never came.

My life is a beautiful struggle.

The road to perseverance lies by doubt.

I've had to learn to fight all my life - got to learn to keep smiling. If you smile things will work out.

I think we all face situations in life, where we are not sure if we will be able to make it. I have been through such experiences and for me, the real hero is the one who rises above obstacles.

You never know what's going to happen. In a game where you're down by 20, you're still trying to win the game.

You're going to have highs and lows, but it's how you get through the lows.

I've learned that some broken things stay broken, and I've learned that you can get through bad times and keep looking for better ones, as long as you have people who love you.

You fail, and then what? Life goes on. It's only when you risk failure that you discover things.

Any fool can fight a winning battle, but it needs character to fight a losing one, and that should inspire us; which reminds me that I dreamed the other night that I was being hanged, but was the life and soul of the party.

No man is beaten until his hope is annihilated, his confidence gone, As long as a man faces life hopefully, confidently, triumphantly, he is not a failure; he is not beaten until he turns his back on life.

There are an infinity of angles at which one falls, only one at which one stands.

Love is possible. Life is going to decide. Don't lose it, it's a treasure. It's going to be painful; it's going to be an adventure, a roller coaster. Life is a roller coaster and it gets worse when you get old. Contrary to what you think, that it gets better when you know more - no, the more you know the more painful it is. You've been hurt. You arrive with a million scars and your armor is not thick. The more you age, the more you're fragile. But do it anyway. Go for it. Otherwise it means death.