ancient Greece – kevinwarstadt.com

Quote of the day 02/26/26

From Epictetus: “Sickness is an impediment to the body, but not to the will — unless the will itself chooses to be impeded.”

From Plotinus: “Withdraw into yourself and look. And if you do not find yourself beautiful yet, act as does the creator of a statue.”

From Aristotle: “Courage is the first of human qualities because it is the quality which guarantees the others.”

From Aristotle: “We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit.”

From Epictetus: “If you wish to be invincible, make yourself indifferent to what is not in your control.”

From Heraclitus: “The cosmos works by harmony of tensions, like the lyre and bow.”

From Aristotle: “What lies in our power to do, lies in our power not to do.”

From Aristotle: “Knowing yourself is the beginning of all wisdom.”

From Epictetus: “Look well into thyself; there is a source of strength which will always spring up if thou wilt always look.”

From Plato: “Understanding is the natural faculty of the soul; it is not a result of teaching but of remembering.”