Epictetus Quotes

Conquering others takes force, conquering yourself is true strength.

Self-reverence, self-knowledge, self-control; these three alone lead one to sovereign power.

Learning how to contract your power and personality is of incredible importance.

Ultimately, the only power to which man should aspire is that which he exercises over himself.

Roam in the world as a lion of self-control; see that the frogs of weakness don’t kick you around.

Everything we run away from has power over us;everything we go through,we conquer.

The controlled person is a powerful person. He who always keeps his head will get ahead.

I am master of myself as of the universe, so I am; so I wish to be.

Your most important asset is the conscious control of your own life.

He who is able to conquer others is powerful; he who is able to conquer himself is more powerful.

As a peaceful warrior, I would choose when, where and how I would behave. With that commitment, I began to live the life of a warrior.

We are the masters of our fate, the captains of our souls, because we have the power to control our thoughts.

You are the master of your own earthly destiny just as surely as you have the power to control your own thoughts

He who conquers others is strong; he who conquers himself is mighty" - Lao-tsu One who can control his thoughts has conquered himself.

He is most powerful who governs himself.

Alexander esteemed it more kingly to govern himself than to conquer his enemies.

It is hard work to control the workings of inclination and turn the bent of nature; but that it may be done, I know from experience. God has given us, in a measure, the power to make our own fate.

There are two things over which you have complete dominion, authority, and control – your mind and your mouth.

Real power is control. Knowing that you can do anything...and not doing it only because you can.

Nothing truly stops you. Nothing truly holds you back. For your own will is always within your control.

I remain Mistress of mine own self and mine own soul

Fear begets fear. Power begets power. I willed myself to beget power. And it wasn't long before I actually wasn't afraid.

You will never have a greater or lesser dominion than that over yourself.

It is much easier to conquer a country than to conquer ourselves.