10 Stoic Quotes on Acceptance & Contentment

  • “Don't seek to have events happen as you wish, but wish them to happen as they do happen, and all will be well with you.”

    — Epictetus
  • “Asked, Who is the rich man? Epictetus replied, “He who is content.”

    — Epictetus
  • “Demand not that things happen as you wish, but wish them to happen as they do, and you will go on well.”

    — Epictetus
  • “He who is content.”

    — Epictetus
  • “He is a wise man who does not grieve for the things which he has not, but rejoices for those which he has.”

    — Epictetus
  • “Wealth consists not in having great possessions, but in having few wants.”

    — Epictetus
  • “Fortify yourself with contentment for this is an impregnable fortress.”

    — Epictetus
  • “Don’t seek that all that comes about should come about as you wish, but wish that everything that comes about should come about just as it does, and then you’ll have a calm and happy life.”

    — Epictetus
  • “Circumstances do not rise to meet our expectations. Events happen as they do. People behave as they are. Embrace what you actually get.”

    — Epictetus
  • “Don't hope that events will turn out the way you want, welcome events in whichever way they happen: this is the path to peace.”

    — Epictetus