"Do not seek to have events happen as you wish, but wish them to happen as they do."
Source not yet traced to a specific passage, so treat the exact wording as unverified. See disputed and misattributed quotes.
Epictetus is one of the Stoic philosophers.
More quotes from Epictetus
- "It is impossible for a man to learn what he thinks he already knows."
- "People are not disturbed by things, but by the view they take of things."
- "The first and most important field of philosophy is the application of principles, such as not lying."
- "Happiness is a state of mind, not a condition of life."
- "What disturbs men are not things, but the opinions they have of them."