Quote by Epictetus: Becoming a Better Person Through Inner Attitude

„If you want to improve, be content to be thought foolish and stupid with regard to external things.“

EpiktetEpictetus teaches that personal improvement often means being thought foolish. Inner attitude is key to growth.
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Epictetus was a Greek Stoic philosopher known for his teachings on freedom through inner attitude.

Epictetus emphasizes the importance of inner attitude for personal improvement.


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Inspirational quote by Epiktet about improving through inner attitude

Epictetus (circa 50–135 AD) was a former slave and later an influential Stoic philosopher in Rome. His teachings emphasized the importance of inner freedom, self-control, and tranquility in the face of external circumstances.

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"If you want to improve, be content to be thought foolish and stupid with regard to external things. Don't wish to be thought to know anything; and even if you appear to be somebody important to others, distrust yourself. For, it is difficult to both keep your faculty of choice in a state conformable to nature, and at the same time acquire external things. But while you are careful about the one, you must of necessity neglect the other" Epiktet
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"Well now, I believe we are much less stupid than it seems. We are trained not to think. Formulas are drilled into us, which we parrot. But I believe that if the desire for true happiness, for true knowledge were to fully awaken among people in society – what the Enlightenment called with Kant's words: Sapere aude! Dare to know! – and not to consume canned wisdom that someone else has cooked and served, and then even experienced oneself as if I had thought such a thing... I believe that tremendous change could be achieved. People are not that stupid at all. But it is dangerous not to be stupid. Because if you are not stupid, you contradict, criticize, express unpopular opinions. And for safety reasons, it is better to appear stupid." Erich Fromm
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