Happiness

“There is only one way to happiness and that is to cease worrying about things which are beyond the power of our will.”

– Often attributed to Epictetus

What does it mean?

Stop worrying about things you can't control. Put your energy into what you can change.

Key vocabulary

beyond the power of our will
outside our control

Who said it?

Epictetus: Greek Stoic philosopher (c. 50–135).

These exact words are widely credited to Epictetus, but they don’t appear in their known work. They may be a later paraphrase or a misattribution.