"Happiness is not in having much, but in being content with little."
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Epictetus is one of the Stoic philosophers.
More quotes from Epictetus
- "Inner peace is achieved when we accept what we cannot control."
- "The wise man does not lament what he does not have, but appreciates what he possesses."
- "The greatness of a soul is not measured by the magnitude of its acts, but by the absence of inner agitation."
- "Do not seek to have events happen as you wish, but wish them to happen as they do."
- "It is impossible for a man to learn what he thinks he already knows."