"But what says Socrates? — "One man finds pleasure in impro… - Epictetus

"But what says Socrates? — "One man finds pleasure in improving his land, another his horses. My pleasure lies in seeing that I myself grow better day by day.

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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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It is not the events but our viewpoint toward events that is the determining factor. We ought to be more concerned about removing wrong thoughts from the mind than removing tumors and abscesses from the body.

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If you choose, you are free; if you choose, you need blame no man — accuse no man. All things will be at once according to your mind and according to the Mind of God.

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