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“ ”Consciousness of its weakness will keep you from tackling difficult subjects.
About Epictetus
Epictetus (c. 55 – c. 135 AD), born a slave, was a Greek Stoic philosopher. His words were recorded by his student Arrian in the Discourses and Enchiridion written in the early 2nd-century.
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Additional quotes by Epictetus
A vine cannot behave olively, nor an olive tree vinely – it is impossible, inconceivable.
that you never be unfortunate or unhappy, but free, unrestricted and unrestrained; in sympathy with God’s rule, which you submit to cheerfully; at odds with no one, no one’s accuser; able in all sincerity to speak Cleanthes’ line: ‘Lead me, Zeus, lead me, Destiny.
Este es el origen del sufrimiento, querer algo y que no suceda