Epictetus grew frustrated with students who quoted philosophers without living by their principles. One day, after a long debate in his school, he dismissed the group and said, 'Enough talk. Show me who you are.' He believed that character was louder than speech — and that daily habits revealed one's true beliefs. A man who speaks of courage but flinches in difficulty has not yet learned. Embodiment, not eloquence, is the Stoic standard.