Whoever wants to be free, therefore, let him not want or av… - Epictetus

" "
Whoever wants to be free, therefore, let him not want or avoid anything that is up to others. Otherwise he will necessarily be a slave.

Epictetus

The Handbook (The Encheiridion) · June 1, 1983 Verified in 1 source Sign up to see the complete provenance

English

Collect this quote

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.

Biography information from Wikiquote

Also Known As

Native Name: ΕΠΙΚΤΗΤΟΣ

Alternative Names: Epictetus of Hierapolis • Epiktetos

All quotes from Epictetus Similar Quotes by other Originators

Originators like Epictetus:

Marcus Aurelius The Buddha Socrates Jordan Peterson Confucius

Additional quotes by Epictetus

For I am not Eternity, but a human being — a part of the whole, as an hour is part of the day. I must come like the hour, and like the hour must pass!

For no man is a slave who is free in his will.

People feel disturbed not by things, but by the views they take of them.

Whoever wants to be free, therefore, let him not want or avoid anything that is up to others. Otherwise he will necessarily be a slave. - Epictetus

About Epictetus

Also Known As

Additional quotes by Epictetus