But I want power and renown so that I may help other people… - Epictetus

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But I want power and renown so that I may help other people,” you say. What do you mean by “help”? Can you really give them happiness and satisfaction — things that are in their own spheres of power, not yours?

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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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Find your significance within yourself. Within your own sphere of power — that is where you have the greatest consequence.

Después de deliberar y determinar que una línea de acción es acertada, jamás pongas en duda tu juicio. Apoya tu decisión.

I cannot stay in harmony if I let myself become upset by things beyond my control.

But I want power and renown so that I may help other people,” you say. What do you mean by “help”? Can you really give them happiness and satisfactio… - Epictetus

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