Epictetus

Puzzles

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Quotes

• Which one of these four quotes is attributed to Epictetus?

  • → Other people's heads are too wretched a place for true happiness to have its seat.
  • → One of the traits of genius is not to drag its thought through the rut worn by vulgar minds.
  • → All human knowledge thus begins with intuitions, proceeds thence to concepts, and ends with ideas.
  • → If one oversteps the bounds of moderation, the greatest pleasures cease to please.
  
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• Pick the quote attributed to Epictetus.

  • → He is a wise man who does not grieve for the things which he has not, but rejoices for those which he has.
  • → Most powerful is he who has himself in his own power.
  • → A wise man gets more use from his enemies than a fool from his friends.
  • → Nothing arouses ambition so much in the heart as the trumpet-clang of another’s fame.
  
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• Select the quotation attributed to Epictetus.

  • → Wealth consists not in having great possessions, but in having few wants.
  • → People who like this sort of thing will find this the sort of thing they like.
  • → He is not wise to me who is wise in words only, but he who is wise in deeds.
  • → I count him braver who overcomes his desires than him who overcomes his enemies.
  
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• One of these may be attributed to Epictetus. Which one?

  • → Make the best use of what is in your power, and take the rest as it happens.
  • → Men are born to succeed, not to fail.
  • → There is nothing with which every man is so afraid as getting to know how enormously much he is capable of doing and becoming.
  • → Dignity consists not in possessing honors, but in the consciousness that we deserve them.
  
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• Which one of these belongs to Epictetus?

  • → Only the educated are free.
  • → A man can do all things if he but wills them.
  • → We are obliged to respect, defend and maintain the common bonds of union and fellowship that exist among all members of the human race.
  • → I pay no attention whatever to anybody's praise or blame. I simply follow my own feelings.
  
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• Can you identify the right quote belonging to Epictetus?

  • → The real man smiles in trouble, gathers strength from distress, and grows brave by reflection.
  • → There is only one way to happiness and that is to cease worrying about things which are beyond the power of our will.
  • → Good advice is something a man gives when he is too old to set a bad example.
  • → Promises and pie crusts are made to be broken.
  
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• Guess which of these quotes is attributed to Epictetus.

  • → Never let the future disturb you. You will meet it, if you have to, with the same weapons of reason which today arm you against the present.
  • → Know, first, who you are, and then adorn yourself accordingly.
  • → Love is not in our choice but in our fate.
  • → Your manuscript is both good and original, but the part that is good is not original and the part that is original is not good.
  
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• One of the following quotations belongs to Epictetus. Which one?

  • → It’s no use going back to yesterday, because I was a different person then.
  • → People who know little are usually great talkers, while men who know much say little.
  • → Little minds are tamed and subdued by misfortune; but great minds rise above them.
  • → The key is to keep company only with people who uplift you, whose presence calls forth your best.
  
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• Can you guess which one of these belongs to Epictetus?

  • → Tell the truth, but tell it slant.
  • → A multitude of small delights constitute happiness.
  • → Abstinence is as easy to me as temperance would be difficult.
  • → It's not what happens to you, but how you react to it that matters.
  
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• Try to identify the quote attributed to Epictetus.

  • → Pay attention to your enemies, for they are the first to discover your mistakes.
  • → If you wish to be a writer, write.
  • → No man has any natural authority over his fellow men.
  • → None are more hopelessly enslaved than those who falsely believe they are free.
  
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• Looks like Epictetus is the author of one of these.

  • → We always weaken whatever we exaggerate.
  • → Fortify thyself with contentment: that is an impregnable stronghold.
  • → The discontented man finds no easy chair.
  • → An early-morning walk is a blessing for the whole day.
  
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• Pick the one quotation belonging to Epictetus.

  • → Let the people know the truth and the country is safe.
  • → Every tub must stand on its own bottom.
  • → First learn the meaning of what you say, and then speak.
  • → Even the weak become strong when they are united.
  
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• Which one should be attributed to Epictetus?

  • → A book is a mirror: if an ape peers into it, you can't expect an apostle to look out.
  • → No man is free who is not master of himself.
  • → Discovery consists of seeing what everybody has seen and thinking what nobody has thought.
  • → A sailor without a destination cannot hope for a favorable wind.
  
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• Can you identify which quote belongs to Epictetus?

  • → If you wish to reach the highest, begin at the lowest.
  • → The strictest law sometimes becomes the severest injustice.
  • → Silence is the sleep that nourishes wisdom.
  • → When you are offended at any man's fault, turn to yourself and study your own failings. Then you will forget your anger.
  
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