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Thinker · c. 50–135 CE

Epictetus

Born a slave, lamed by his master, freed, became a Stoic teacher. Wrote nothing — his student Arrian preserved the lessons. The dichotomy of control is his enduring gift.

Contributions
  • Dichotomy of control
  • Discourses & Enchiridion
Words that traveled
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Man is disturbed not by things, but by the views he takes of them.
— Epictetus
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It's not what happens to you, but how you react to it that matters.
— Epictetus
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No man is free who is not master of himself.
— Epictetus