“Remember that you ought to behave in life as you would at a banquet.”
Stoic Quotes · Page 3
Embrace the ancient philosophy of Stoicism with powerful quotes from Marcus Aurelius, Epictetus, and Seneca. Learn to focus on what you control and find peace in any circumstance.
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“No thing great is created suddenly, any more than a bunch of grapes or a fig.”
“Practice yourself, for heaven's sake, in little things; and thence proceed to greater.”
“Were I a nightingale, I would act the part of a nightingale; were I a swan, the part of a swan.”
“For it is impossible for anyone to begin to learn that which he thinks he already knows.”
“Know, first, who you are, and then adorn yourself accordingly.”
“Reason is not measured by size or height, but by principle.”
“Live among men as if God beheld you; speak with God as if men were listening.”
“Treat your inferiors as you would be treated by your betters.”
“The wise man will live as long as he ought, not as long as he can.”
“When a man does not know what harbour he is making for, no wind is the right wind.”
“The point is, not how long you live, but how nobly you live.”
“Increases are of sluggish growth, but the way to ruin is rapid.”
“It is better, of course, to know useless things than to know nothing.”