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Epictetus
Greek Stoic philosopher, c. AD 50–c. AD 135. Explained quotes.
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About Epictetus
Epictetus was born a slave in Hierapolis, in what is now Turkey, and later freed. He taught Stoic philosophy in Rome and then in Nicopolis in Greece. He wrote nothing himself; his student Arrian recorded his teachings in the Discourses and the short handbook known as the Enchiridion.
More lines by Epictetus
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- “Men are disturbed not by things, but by the views which they take of things.”Enchiridion 5 (Higginson translation)
- “If you would improve, be content to be thought foolish and dull with regard to externals.”Enchiridion 13 (Higginson translation)