A slave by birth, Epictetus was a great Greek philosopher and a sage as well. he was a believer of stoicism as he was of the opinion that whatever events occur in our life are controlled by fate and not in our hands, however, as humans we could accept the events the way they unfold without being sad or regretful for it. This shall help in staying calm and happy ... Epictetus biography|
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A child understands fear and the hurt and hate it brings. (Epictetus) Related concepts: understands child |
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A free life cannot acquire many possessions, because this is not easy to do without servility to mobs or monarchs... (Epictetus) Related concepts: cannot acquire possessions because without |
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A wise man is he who does not grieve for the thing which he has not, but rejoices for those which he has. (Epictetus) Related concepts: those thing grieve rejoices which |
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All philosophy lies in two words, sustain and abstain. (Epictetus) Related concepts: abstain sustain philosophy |
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All philosophy lies in two words: Sustain and Abstain. (Epictetus) Related concepts: sustain abstain words: philosophy |
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All religions must be tolerated... for every man must get to heaven in his own way. (Epictetus) Related concepts: every heaven religions |
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Bear in mind that you should conduct yourself in life as at a feast. (Epictetus) Related concepts: yourself should feast |
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Control thy passions lest they take vengence on thee. (Epictetus) Related concepts: passions thee vengence control |
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Control thy passions, lest they take vengeance on thee. (Epictetus) Related concepts: thee passions control |
