Epictetus Quotes

Happiness is not a matter of events; it depends upon the tides of the mind.

It's almost heartening to think that the attachment you have can define your perception as much as any other influence.

People bring to what they see and feel, the inner weather of their souls and complexion of their minds.

A person can make himself happy, or miserable, regardless of what is actually happening 'outside,' just by changing the contents of consciousness.

Happiness is determined more by one's state of mind than by external events.

Man is only miserable so far as he thinks himself so.

Nothing is miserable unless you think it is so.

Conflict is very much a state of mind. If you're not in that state of mind, it doesn't bother you.

We don't live in the world of reality, we live in the world of how we perceive reality.

Our experience of many life circumstances is a function of our personal perspective and not the circumstance itself.

Life is good when we think it's good. Life is bad when we don't think.

Happiness depends more on how life strikes you than on what happens.

So much of our life is dictated by our mindsets. So much of it! Of how we think, we shall become.

I don't think I could tell the whole truth about anything. That's a pretty heavy burden, because we all just view the world through this little piece of coke bottle.

Happiness is a state of mind. It's just according to the way you look at things.

Happiness is an abstraction, it is a product of the imagination, it is a way of being moved, which depends entirely on our way of seeing and feeling.

Nothing is miserable but what is thought so, and contrariwise, every estate is happy if he that bears it be content.

Remember that our reactions are a product of our perceptions, and our perceptions are a result of what is at the center of our life.

If you think of something negative and you keep it in your head, you are going to actually live that. Now, if you think of something great and positive and joyful, you're going to actually live that. You've got to be careful what you put in your head. Basically, I'll call that: "Don't ever play yourself."

I think anything you listen to is going to be different.

External things are not the problem. It's your assessment of them. Which you can erase right now.

The only difference between heaven and hell is believing a thought.

Your thoughts about your circumstances have you down. On the other hand, you can be in one of the biggest battles of your life, and still be filled with joy and peace and victory - if you simply learn how to choose the right thought. It’s time to think about what you’re thinking about.

What a person thinks about determines what he is.

The primary cause of unhappiness is never the situation but thought about it. Be aware of the thoughts you are thinking. Separate them from the situation, which is always neutral. It is as it is.