Epictetus Quotes

I don't see myself as a world-class player.

One that does not think to highly of himself is more than he thinks.

You have to think you're the greatest thing since sliced bread, but you have to know that you're not.

You look up when you wish to be exalted. And I look down because I am exalted.

True humility is intelligent self respect which keeps us from thinking too highly or too meanly of ourselves. It makes us modest by reminding us how far we have come short of what we can be.

I will not be concerned at other men's not knowing me; I will be concerned at my own want of ability.

He who knows himself best esteems himself least.

I really don't look at my accomplishments. I really don't think about myself much.

I'm not nearly as important as I used to think I was. It's a wonderful discovery.

The only thing I want to say is, I know I'm not Einstein, but I'm not the queen of the imbeciles either.

I think that I am better than the people who are trying to reform me.

No truly great person ever thought themselves so.

The awareness of our own strength makes us modest.

Success can make you go one of two ways. It can make you a prima donna - or it can smooth the edges, take away the insecurities, let the nice things come out.

Am I impressed by myself? Nah, not really.

I didn't take myself seriously for a long time.

It's always flattering when you get compliments, but it's more of a measure of who you are at the time than anything else.

I never had a preconceived notion about what I should do or what I should take up… I am not that intelligent.

Now, I'm not the kind of guy who likes to look in the mirror and say, 'Oh, you're the best.'

I hope I don't have an ego.

I've never felt the need to show that I am either clever or tall because I'm not.

I am someone without an ego.

I have as big of an ego as it gets, but I have, stunningly, a lot of humility considering some of the accomplishments I've had.

Humility is to make a right estimate of oneself. It is no humility for a man to think less of himself than he ought.

If you had felt yourself sufficient, it would have been a proof that you were not.