For freedom is not acquired by satisfying yourself with wha… - Epictetus

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For freedom is not acquired by satisfying yourself with what you desire, but by destroying your desire.

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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Freedom is not achieved by satisfying desire, but by eliminating it.

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Life is a piece of music, and you’re supposed to be dancing.

O senhor de si mesmo é aquele que possui o poder de conservar ou repelir as coisas desejadas ou não desejadas.

Well, when do we act like sheep: when we act for the sake of the belly, or of our sex-organs, or at random, or in a filthy fashion, or without due consideration, to what level have we degenerated?

To the level of sheep.

For freedom is not acquired by satisfying yourself with what you desire, but by destroying your desire. - Epictetus

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