You're not your skin or your hair. You're your choices. Make them beautiful.

The source

"You're not your skin or your hair. You're your choices. Make them beautiful." Epictetus said it in Discourses 3.1.39-40. Translated from the original Greek by Spartan Surfers.

"ὅτι οὐκ εἶ κρέας οὐδὲ τρίχες, ἀλλὰ προαίρεσις· ... ταύτην ἂν σχῇς καλήν, τότʼ ἔστι καλός."

Original Greek, Discourses 3.1.39-40. Greek: Schenkl 1916 (Teubner) via Perseus.

Who said it

Epictetus (c. 50–135 AD). Born enslaved, became the most influential Stoic teacher of his age. His student Arrian wrote down the Discourses and the Enchiridion.

Questions

Who said "You're not your skin or your hair. You're your choices. Make them beautiful."?

Epictetus (c. 50–135 AD). Source: Discourses 3.1.39-40.

What is the original Greek?

ὅτι οὐκ εἶ κρέας οὐδὲ τρίχες, ἀλλὰ προαίρεσις· ... ταύτην ἂν σχῇς καλήν, τότʼ ἔστι καλός. Translated from the original Greek by Spartan Surfers.