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Things and people are not what we wish them to be nor what they seem to be. They are what they are. - Epictetus
" "Things and people are not what we wish them to be nor what they seem to be. They are what they are.
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About 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
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لا تكن كالأطفال آنًا فيلسوفًا، ثُمَّ جابيًا، ثُمَّ خطيبًا، ثُمَّ موظَّفًا لقيصر؛ فهذه الأشياء لا تَتَّسِق. إنما عليك أن تكون شخصًا واحدًا، جَيِّدًا أو رديئًا. إما أن تُنمِّي ملَكَتك العقلية، وإما أن تُنمِّي أشياءك الخارجية. إمَّا أن تنصرف إلى الأشياء الداخلية وإما إلى الأشياء الخارجية؛ أي إنك إمَّا أن تكون أحدَ الفلاسفة، وإمَّا أن تكون أحدَ السُّوقة.
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