First Learn the Meaning of What You Say – Epictetus

„First learn the meaning of what you say, and then speak.“

EpiktetEpictetus teaches us to understand the meaning of our words first and speak consciously.
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Epictetus was a Greek Stoic philosopher known for his teachings on freedom through inner attitude.

Epictetus reminds us to choose our words consciously and understand their meaning before speaking.


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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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"A man must first of all understand certain things. He has thousands of false ideas and false conceptions, chiefly about himself, and he must get rid of some of them before beginning to acquire anything new. Otherwise the new will be built on a wrong foundation and the result will be worse than before. To speak the truth is the most difficult thing in the world; one must study a great deal and for a long time in order to speak the truth. The wish alone is not enough. To speak the truth one must know what the truth is and what a lie is, and first of all in oneself. And this nobody wants to know." Georges I. Gurdjieff
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