Don’t hope that events will turn out the way you want, welc… - Epictetus

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Don’t hope that events will turn out the way you want, welcome events in whichever way they happen: this is the path to peace.

Epictetus

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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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Native Name: ΕΠΙΚΤΗΤΟΣ

Alternative Names: Epictetus of Hierapolis • Epiktetos

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But my nose is running!' What do you have hands for, idiot, if not to wipe it? 'But how is it right that there be running noses in the first place?' Instead of thinking up protests, wouldn't it be easier just to wipe your nose?

The first task of the person who wishes to live wisely is to free himself or herself from the confines of self-absorption.

Rahatsız edici bir sorunun sakin bir şekilde üstesinden gelmek, benim içsel huzurum için ödediğim bedeldir. Kaygı ve endişeden özgür kalmam için ödediğim şeydir; işe yaramaz bir şey için değil.

Don’t hope that events will turn out the way you want, welcome events in whichever way they happen: this is the path to peace. - Epictetus

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