Some things are in our control and others not. Things in our control are opinion, pursuit, desire, aversion, and, in a word, whatever are our own act… - Epictetus
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Some things are in our control and others not. Things in our control are opinion, pursuit, desire, aversion, and, in a word, whatever are our own actions. Things not in our control are body, property, reputation, command, and, in one word, whatever are not our own actions.
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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Also Known As
Native Name:
ΕΠΙΚΤΗΤΟΣ
Alternative Names:
Epictetus of Hierapolis
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Epiktetos
If a man has reported to you, that a certain person speaks ill of you, do not make any defense to what has been told you: but reply, The man did not know the rest of my faults, for he would not have mentioned these only.
Remind yourself that your precious one isn't one of your possessions, but something given for now, not forever.
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هكذا تُقَيَّم الأشياء وتُوزَن عندما نكون مجهَّزين بالمعايير. وهذا هو التفلسف؛ أن تفحص القواعد وتتحقق منها، وأن تستخدم القواعد عندما تعثر عليها. تلك هي مهمة الرجل الحكيم والرجل الخيِّر.
