If you have a favorite cup, remember that it is only a cup … - Epictetus

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If you have a favorite cup, remember that it is only a cup that you prefer — if it is broken, you can bear it.

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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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If you wish to have peace and contentment, release your attachment to all things outside your control. This is the path of freedom and happiness. If you want not just peace and contentment, but power and wealth too, you may forfeit the former in seeking the latter, and will lose your freedom and happiness along the way.

Protect what belongs to you at all costs; don't desire what belongs to another.

If you have a favorite cup, remember that it is only a cup that you prefer — if it is broken, you can bear it. - Epictetus

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