when we love, hate or fear such things, then the people who… - Epictetus

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when we love, hate or fear such things, then the people who administer them are bound to become our masters.

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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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İnsanın zaten bildiğini sandığı şeyi öğrenmesi imkansızdır.

Make the best use of what is in our power, and treat the rest in accordance with its nature. And what is its nature? However God decides.

Idiot, that’s his concern – don’t concern yourself with other people’s business. It’s his problem if he receives you badly.

when we love, hate or fear such things, then the people who administer them are bound to become our masters. - Epictetus

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