It is a universal law — have no illusion — that every creat… - Epictetus

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It is a universal law — have no illusion — that every creature alive is attached to nothing so much as to its own self-interest.

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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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It is a universal law — have no illusion — that every creature alive is attached to nothing so much as to its own self-interest. - Epictetus

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