In prosperity it is very easy to find a friend; but in adve… - Epictetus

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In prosperity it is very easy to find a friend; but in adversity it is most difficult of all things.

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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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Reason is not measured by size or height, but by principle.

not even God has the power of coercion over us’.

Whatever moral rules you have deliberately proposed to yourself. abide by them as they were laws, and as if you would be guilty of impiety by violating any of them. Don’t regard what anyone says of you, for this, after all, is no concern of yours.

In prosperity it is very easy to find a friend; but in adversity it is most difficult of all things. - Epictetus

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