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Epictetus was Greek stoic philosopher (c. 50 – c. 135). Epictetus was a Greek Stoic philosopher. He was born into slavery at Hierapolis, Phrygia and lived in Rome until his banishment, after which he spent the rest of his life in Nicopolis in northwestern Greece. Read more on Wikipedia →

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“Wealth consists not in having great possessions, but in having few wants.”
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“There is only one way to happiness and that is to cease worrying about things which are beyond the power or our will. ”
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“I must die. Must I then die lamenting? I must be put in chains. Must I then also lament? I must go into exile. Does any man then hinder me from going with smiles and cheerfulness and contentment?”
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“The essence of philosophy is that a man should so live that his happiness shall depend as little as possible on external things.”
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“Men are not afraid of things, but of how they view them.”
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“Freedom is the only worthy goal in life. It is won by disregarding things that lie beyond our control.”
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