About Epictetus
50 – 135
Greek Stoic philosopher born into slavery who became one of antiquity's most influential thinkers. His teachings, recorded by his student Arrian, emphasize personal freedom through mastery of one's own mind.
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“Look within. Within is the fountain of good, and it will ever bubble up, if you will ever dig.”
“A little flesh, a little breath, and a Reason to rule all—that is myself.”
“Loss is nothing else but change, and change is Nature's delight.”
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“It is not that we have a short time to live, but that we waste a lot of it.”