● “It is not death that matters but the fear of death.” --G. B.

Shaw
● “Wise men speak because they have something to say; fools because they have to say
something.”-- Plato
● “Everyone you meet is fighting a battle you know nothing about. Be kind. Always.” --Ian
Mclaren
● “When you live in reaction, you give your power away. Then you get to experience what
you gave your power to.” -N. Smith
● “No creo que exista mayor soledad en el mundo que la de saber que no importamos a
nadie”. -Josep Giralt
● "Amurallar tu propio sufrimiento es arriesgarte a que te devore desde el interior." --Frida
Kahlo
● "Olvidar es un acto involuntario. Cuanto más quieres dejar algo atrás, más te persigue.”
-William Jonas Barkley.
● “Si van a hablar mal de mí, avísenme: sé cosas terribles sobre mí que les podrían
interesar.” --Groucho Marx
● “A human being is a part of a whole, called by us ‘universe’, a part limited in time and
space. He experiences himself, his thoughts and feelings as something separated from
the rest… a kind of optical delusion of his consciousness. This delusion is a kind of
prison for us, restricting us to our personal desires and to affection for a few persons
nearest to us. Our task must be to free ourselves from this prison by widening our circle
of compassion to embrace all living creatures and the whole of nature in its beauty.”
--Albert Einstein
● “There is no logical way to the discovery of these elemental laws. There is only the way
of intuition, which is helped by a feeling for the order lying behind the appearance.”
--Albert Einstein
● “A ship is always safe at shore, but that is not what it is built for.”-- Albert Einstein
● “It is harder to crack prejudice than an atom.”-- Albert Einstein
● Cuando te mueres no sabes que estás muerto, no sufres por ello, pero es duro para el
resto. Lo mismo ocurre cuando eres imbécil.
● "A mí, que soy judío, me resulta difícil permanecer en el momento. Sin pasado, ¿dónde
está la culpa? Y, sin futuro, ¿dónde está el temor? Sin culpa ni temor, ¿quién soy?" --De
la novela: "Cordero" de C. Moore

These ​quotes​ come from ​The Enchiridion​ which was written by Arrian, a student of Epictetus:
● “It is our attitude toward events, not events themselves, which we can control. Nothing is
by its own nature calamitous—even death is terrible only if we fear it.” --Epictetus
The Only Thing In Your Power Is Your Attitude
● “When something happens, the only thing in your power is your attitude toward it; you
can either accept it or resent it.“--Epictetus
● “It’s not what happens to you, but how you react to it that matters.“--Epictetus
● “Men are disturbed not by things, but by the view which they take of them.“--Epictetus
 ● “What really frightens and dismays us is not external events themselves, but the way in
which we think about them. It is not things that disturb us, but our interpretation of their
significance.“--Epictetus
● “It is not external events themselves that cause us distress, but the way in which we
think about them, our interpretation of their significance. It is our attitudes and reactions
that give us trouble. We cannot choose our external circumstances, but we can always
choose how we respond to them.“--Epictetus

Disregard Things That Lie Beyond Your Control

● “Freedom and happiness are won by disregarding things that lie beyond our
control.“--Epictetus
● “Ask yourself: Does this concern the things that are within my own control or those that
are not? If it concerns anything outside your control, train yourself not to worry about
it.“--Epictetus
● “Learn to distinguish what you can and can’t control. Within our control are our own
opinions, aspirations, desires and the things that repel us. They are directly subject to
our influence.“--Epictetus
● “Keep your attention focused entirely on what is truly your own concern and be clear that
what belongs to others is their business, and not yours.“--Epictetus
Consider the Bigger Picture
● “Consider the bigger picture. Think things through and fully commit!“--Epictetus
● “Survey and test a prospective action before undertaking it. Before you proceed, step
back and look at the big picture, lest you act rashly on raw impulse.“--Epictetus
● “Try not to react merely in the moment. Pull back from the situation. Take a wider view.
Compose yourself.“--Epictetus
Accept Reality
● “Don’t demand or expect that events happen as you would wish them do. Accept events
as they actually happen. That way, peace is possible.“--Epictetus
● “He is a wise man who does not grieve for the things which he has not, but rejoices for
those which he has.“--Epictetus
● “Do not seek to bring things to pass in accordance with your wishes, but wish for them
as they are, and you will find them.“--Epictetus
● “Regardless of what is going on around you, make the best of what is in your power, and
take the rest as it occurs.“--Epictetus
● “It is not he who reviles or strikes you who insults you, but your opinion that these things
are insulting.“--Epictetus

Thoughts Become Things

● “As you think, so you become…​..Our busy minds are forever jumping to conclusions,
manufacturing and interpreting signs that aren’t there.“--Epictetus
● “First say to yourself what you would be; and then do what you have to do.“--Epictetus
● “What concerns me is not the way things are, but rather the way people think things
are.“--Epictetus
 ● “Ask yourself, "How are my thoughts, words and deeds affecting my friends, my spouse,
my neighbour, my child, my employer, my subordinates, my fellow citizens?"--Epictetus

Be a Distinguished Person
● “No matter where you find yourself, comport yourself as if you were a distinguished
person.“--Epictetus
● “We have two ears and one mouth so that we can listen twice as much as we
speak.“--Epictetus
● “Imagine for yourself a character, a model personality, whose example you determine to
follow, in private as well as in public.“--Epictetus
● “What is a good person? One who achieves tranquillity by having formed the habit of
asking on every occasion, "what is the right thing to do now?"--Epictetus
● “If evil be spoken of you and it be true, correct yourself; if it be a lie, laugh at
it.“--Epictetus
● “When we name things correctly, we comprehend them correctly, without adding
information or judgements that aren’t there. Does someone bathe quickly? Don’t say he
bathes poorly, but quickly. Name the situation as it is, don’t filter it through your
judgements. Give your assent only to that which is actually true.“--Epictetus