For as long as the Source entrusts something to your hands, treat it as something borrowed, like a traveller at an inn. - Epictetus
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For as long as the Source entrusts something to your hands, treat it as something borrowed, like a traveller at an inn.
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Epictetus
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
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Epiktetos
Know, first, who you are, and then adorn yourself accordingly.
Nothing truly stops you. Nothing truly holds you back. For your own will is always within your control. Sickness may challenge your body. But are you merely your body? Lameness may impede your legs. But you are not merely your legs. Your will is bigger than your legs. Your will needn’t be affected by an incident unless you let it.
If someone succeeds in provoking you, realize that your mind is complicit in the provocation.
