Epictetus Quotes

My grandfather taught me how important it is to have your eyes open, because you never know what's going to come your way.

One can only become a philosopher, but not be one. As one believes he is a philosopher, he stops being one.

Only as an individual can man become a philosopher.

I've deliberately studied many things that I know, going in, I won't be able to assimilate. I read Plato, St. Thomas, the mystics, to exercise my mind.

I like the concept of teenagers and philosophy.

Sometimes it's good to be ready for the unpredictable. I'm glad that I can go through unpredictable situations. It's a good thing.

I think, as an outsider, you are ready to deal with whatever comes your way.

It's so important to be ready for whatever is going to be thrown at you.

You need to be ready for all situations.

The act of philosophizing involves the character of the philosopher.

Philosophy is everybody's business.

To a philosopher no circumstance, however trifling, is too minute.

Men who are lovers of wisdom [i.e., philosophers] must be inquirers into many things.

For this feeling of wonder shows that you are a philosopher, since wonder is the only beginning of philosophy.

Englishmen are babes in philosophy and so prefer faction-fighting to the labour of its unfamiliar thought.

I could be wrong. Not being certain is what being a philosopher is all about.

Philosophy is in fact a quest for wisdom based in sophia; that quest for wisdom has everything to do with a love of wisdom.

You never know what you're going to have to face, so you'd better be prepared.

A philosopher must be more than a philosopher.

Say, Not so, and you will out circle the philosophers.

To become a philosopher, start by walking very slowly.

Philosopher: A lover of wisdom, which is to say, Truth.

There are moments in life where the question of knowing whether one might think otherwise than one thinks and perceive otherwise than one sees is indispensable if one is to continue to observe or reflect... What is philosophy today... if it does not consist in, instead of legitimizing what we already know, undertaking to know how and how far it might be possible to think otherwise?

Even if we fail, we are still gaining life experience. The worst thing that could happen is that we come out smarter and more prepared for our next challenge.

If an earthquake were to engulf England tomorrow, the English would manage to meet and dine somewhere among the rubbish, just to celebrate the event.