Epictetus Quotes


Do not strive for things occurring to occur as you wish, but wish the things occurring as they occur, and you will flow well.


Citations

Epictetus. Epictetus: The Discourses as Reported by Arrian, the Manual, and Fragments. Translated by W. A. Oldfather, vol. 2, Harvard University Press, 1928, p. 491.

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  • Nationality: Greek
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Epictetus (/ˌɛpɪkˈtiːtəs/; Greek: Ἐπίκτητος, Epíktētos; c. 50 – c. 135 AD) was a Greek Stoic philosopher. He was born a slave at Hierapolis, Phrygia (present day Pamukkale, Turkey) and lived in Rome until his banishment, when he went to Nicopolis in northwestern Greece for the rest of his life. His teachings were written down and published by his pupil Arrian in his Discourses and Enchiridion.