Verlange nicht, dass das, was geschieht, so geschieht, wie du es wünschst, sondern wünsche, dass es so geschieht, wie es geschieht, und dein Leben wi… - Epictetus

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Verlange nicht, dass das, was geschieht, so geschieht, wie du es wünschst, sondern wünsche, dass es so geschieht, wie es geschieht, und dein Leben wird heiter dahinströmen

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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 Epiktetos
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A guide, on finding a man who has lost his way, brings him back to the right path - he does not mock and jeer at him and then take himself off. You also must show the unlearned man the truth, and you will see that he will follow. But so long as you do not show it to him, you should not mock, but rather feel your own incapacity.

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