The Golden Sayings of Epictetus Quotes

“Try to enjoy the great festival of life in the company of others.”
― Ben Stanhope, The Golden Sayings of Epictetus: in Contemporary English with Explanatory Notes

“Haven't you realized what a speck you are in comparison with the cosmic Whole? Actually, this is only with respect to your body, because with respect to Reason, you are as great as the gods. Intelligence is not measured with height or width like physical things, but by fortitude of mind. So, bank on your contentment in that part of you which makes you equal with the gods.”
― Ben Stanhope, The Golden Sayings of Epictetus: in Contemporary English with Explanatory Notes

“We are foolish then, to invest our happiness in places where the mothballs are so scarce and the thieves so frequent.”
― Ben Stanhope, The Golden Sayings of Epictetus: in Contemporary English with Explanatory Notes