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Epictetus

Epictetus (/??p?k?ti?t?s/; Greek: ?????????; c. AD 55 – 135) was a Greek speaking Stoic philosopher. He was born a slave at Hierapolis, Phrygia (present day Pamukkale, Turkey), and lived in Rome until his banishment, when he went to Nicopolis in north-western Greece for the rest of his life. His teachings were written down and published by his pupil Arrian in his Discourses.

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There is only one way to happiness and that is to cease worrying about things which are beyond the p ...

It's not what happens to you, but how you react to it that matters.

When you are offended at any man's fault, turn to yourself and study your own failings. Then you wil ...

Be careful to leave your sons well instructed rather than rich, for the hopes of the instructed are ...

Is freedom anything else than the right to live as we wish? Nothing else.

It takes more than just a good looking body. You've got to have the heart and soul to go with it.

Wealth consists not in having great possessions, but in having few wants.

First learn the meaning of what you say, and then speak.

Only the educated are free.

If you seek truth you will not seek victory by dishonorable means, and if you find truth you will be ...

By accepting life's limits and inevitabilities and working with them rather than fighting them, we b ...

If you would cure anger, do not feed it. Say to yourself: 'I used to be angry every day; then every ...

Authentic happiness is always independent of external conditions.

What you shun enduring yourself, attempt not to impose on others. You shun slavery- beware enslaving ...

Desire and happiness cannot live together.