Materials are indifferent, but the use which we make of the… - Epictetus

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Materials are indifferent, but the use which we make of them is not a matter of indifference.

Epictetus

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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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Materials are indifferent, but the use which we make of them is not a matter of indifference. - Epictetus

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