White mug with a red handle and interior, filled with coffee on a wooden desk beside a laptop, displaying “You can be invincible if you never enter a contest in which winning is not up to you.”
White mug with a red interior and handle on the right, showing a black line portrait of Epictetus against a white background.
White mug with a red interior and handle on the left, displaying “You can be invincible if you never enter a contest in which winning is not up to you.” against a white background.
Side view of a white mug with a red interior and handle facing forward, showing parts of the Epictetus portrait and quote on either side.
White mug with a dark blue interior and handle on the right, showing a black line portrait of Epictetus against a white background.
White mug with a dark blue interior and handle on the left, displaying “You can be invincible if you never enter a contest in which winning is not up to you.” against a white background.
White mug with a green interior and handle on the right, showing a black line portrait of Epictetus against a white background.
White mug with a green interior and handle on the left, displaying “You can be invincible if you never enter a contest in which winning is not up to you.” against a white background.
White mug with a red handle and interior, filled with coffee on a wooden desk beside a laptop, displaying “You can be invincible if you never enter a contest in which winning is not up to you.”
White mug with a red interior and handle on the right, showing a black line portrait of Epictetus against a white background.
White mug with a red interior and handle on the left, displaying “You can be invincible if you never enter a contest in which winning is not up to you.” against a white background.
Side view of a white mug with a red interior and handle facing forward, showing parts of the Epictetus portrait and quote on either side.
White mug with a dark blue interior and handle on the right, showing a black line portrait of Epictetus against a white background.
White mug with a dark blue interior and handle on the left, displaying “You can be invincible if you never enter a contest in which winning is not up to you.” against a white background.
White mug with a green interior and handle on the right, showing a black line portrait of Epictetus against a white background.
White mug with a green interior and handle on the left, displaying “You can be invincible if you never enter a contest in which winning is not up to you.” against a white background.

Epictetus "You can be invincible if you never enter a contest in which winning is not up to you"

Choose your battles wisely.
For those who understand that sometimes it's better not to enter the fight.

  • Coffee mug made from 100% glossy ceramic

  • 11 oz (0.33 L) capacity

  • Coffee mug with a quote inspired by ancient Greek philosophy and Stoicism

  • Features the quote “You can be invincible if you never enter a contest in which winning is not up to you,” from Epictetus’ Enchiridion

  • Based on the teachings of Epictetus, a Stoic philosopher of the early 2nd century AD

A reminder with your morning coffee to ask, “Is this worth getting involved in if the outcome isn't up to me?” Explore more mugs from the collection.

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Lived: c. 50–135 AD, Hierapolis (Phrygia, modern-day Turkey); later Rome and Nicopolis, Greece

Known for: Born into slavery in the Roman Empire, he later gained his freedom and become a Stoic teacher who ran a philosophy school in Nicopolis. He taught students how to live with reason, discipline and self-control.

Famous for: He never wrote anything himself. His teachings survive through the recordings of his student Arrian, who preserved them in the Discourses and later compiled the shorter handbook known as the Enchiridion.

Note: The quote is a modern rendering of the opening sentence of Enchiridion, Chapter 19: “You can be invincible if you never enter a contest in which winning is not up to you.” Epictetus encourages us to measure success by our own judgments and actions, rather than by outcomes that depend on others. Read this passage in context in our free modern English edition of the Enchiridion.

  • Material: Made from 100% ceramic with a glossy finish.
  • Capacity: 11 oz (0.33 L).
  • Color Accents: Colored handle and matching interior.
  • Handle: Easy-grip C-shaped handle.
  • Microwave Safe: Suitable for reheating your favorite drinks.

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