Ask not that events should happen as you will, but let your… - Epictetus

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Ask not that events should happen as you will, but let your will be that events should happen that you will have peace.

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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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Ask not that events should happen as you will, but let your will be that events should happen that you will have peace. - Epictetus

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