2014-27 What I learnt from the "Enchiridion" [Manual] of Epictetus
on the Art of Living
1. "Make the best use of what is in your power; and take the rest as it happens."
2. "Wealth consists not in having great possessions but in having few wants."
3. The key is to keep company only with people who uplift you, whose presence calls forth your best.
4. Men are disturbed not by the things that happen, but by their opinion of the things that happen.
5. Never say of anything, "I lost it," but say, "I gave it back."
Here is the full book "Enchiridion" in pdf [Click on the Picture]
on the Art of Living
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| Epictetus [55 AD - 135 AD] |
[Epictetus was an ancient
Greek philosopher who lived between 55 AD and 135 AD and taught the philosophy of
Stoicism.
Stoicism is the school of philosophy that teaches one to detach
oneself from one's emotions so that truth may be derived from one's reason.
The major compilation of Epictetus' teaching is the four-volume Discourses and Enchiridion, written down by his pupil, Arrian.
The Enchiridion serves as a manual or handbook for the everyday practice
of the Stoic philosophy as exemplified by Epictetus. ]
1. "Make the best use of what is in your power; and take the rest as it happens."
2. "Wealth consists not in having great possessions but in having few wants."
3. The key is to keep company only with people who uplift you, whose presence calls forth your best.
4. Men are disturbed not by the things that happen, but by their opinion of the things that happen.
5. Never say of anything, "I lost it," but say, "I gave it back."
Here is the full book "Enchiridion" in pdf [Click on the Picture]
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