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Do you ever check the original? — As somebody coming from classical languages and literature, I’ve been wondering about how much people here like to look up the original phrasing or wording and try to understand it. A sentence from …
I have no idea about the readability of quality of translation of it, but the Penguin edition is only a selection and not the complete letters. If you want the full set (and you **should** get the fu…
Okay, that is fascinating. History is full of pockets of ignorance we simply fill in to the best of our expectation, and the trick is in challenging that expectation, and challenging it well. This is …
> As society "developed" we lost our ability to live by ourselves - we are slaves of society as most of us can not break free from a cycle we didn't enter voluntary. I don't think "developed" societ…
A quote was found to be attributed to Epictetus in Discourses 1.2 (Oldfather) ^(1.2. How may a man preserve his proper character upon every occasion? ()[^(Oldfather)](https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/E…
A quote was found to be attributed to Epictetus in Discourses 4.1 (Hard) ^(4.1. On freedom ()[^(Hard)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources?isbn=978-0199595181)^) ^(4.1. About freedom …
A quote was found to be attributed to Epictetus in Discourses 1.6 (Long) ^(1.6. Of Providence ()[^(Long)](http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus%3Atext%3A1999.01.0236%3Atext%3Ddisc%3Abo…
A quote was found to be attributed to Marcus Aurelius in his Meditations 3.12 (Hays) ^(Book III. ()[^(Hays)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources?isbn=9780812968255)^) ^(Book III. ()[^…
The section I’m referring to specifically is: > The easiest thing in the world,—to live in accordance with his own nature. But this is turned into a hard task by the general madness of mankind; we p…
A quote was found to be attributed to Epictetus in Discourses 1.1 (Higginson) ^(1.1. Of the things which are, and the things which are not in our own power ()[^(Higginson)](http://www.perseus.tufts.e…
A quote was found to be attributed to Epictetus in Discourses 1.1 (Higginson) ^(1.1. Of the things which are, and the things which are not in our own power ()[^(Higginson)](http://www.perseus.tufts.e…
A quote was found to be attributed to Marcus Aurelius in his Meditations 2.17 (Long) ^(Book II. ()[^(Long)](https://lexundria.com/m_aur_med/2.17/lg)^) ^(Book II. ()[^(Farquharson)](https://en.wikis…
A quote was found to be attributed to Epictetus in Discourses 3.2 (Hard) ^(3.2. What a person must train himself in if he is to make progress, and that we neglect what is most important ()[^(Hard)](h…
A quote was found to be attributed to Epictetus in Discourses 1.17 (Hard) ^(1.17. That logic is indispensable ()[^(Hard)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources?isbn=978-0199595181)^) ^(…
A quote was found to be attributed to Marcus Aurelius in his Meditations 7.56 (Hays) ^(Book VII. ()[^(Hays)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources?isbn=9780812968255)^) ^(Book VII. ()[^…
A quote was found to be attributed to Marcus Aurelius in his Meditations 11.4 (Long) ^(Book XI. ()[^(Long)](https://lexundria.com/m_aur_med/11.4/lg)^) ^(Book XI. ()[^(Farquharson)](https://en.wikis…
A quote was found to be attributed to Marcus Aurelius in his Meditations 8.36 (Hays) ^(Book VIII. ()[^(Hays)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources?isbn=9780812968255)^) ^(Book VIII. ()…
I wouldn't say so much as assessing the new circumstance independently so much as assessing it with regard to true proper value of things. So, taking Epictetus' stolen lamp for an example, he comes ho…
A quote was found to be attributed to Epictetus in Discourses 1.4 (Oldfather) ^(1.4. Of progress ()[^(Oldfather)](https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Epictetus,_the_Discourses_as_reported_by_Arrian,_the_M…
A quote was found to be attributed to Epictetus in Discourses 2.5 (Oldfather) ^(2.5. How are magnanimity and carefulness compatible? ()[^(Oldfather)](https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Epictetus,_the_Dis…
A quote was found to be attributed to Epictetus in Discourses 1.25 (Oldfather) ^(1.25. Upon the same theme ()[^(Oldfather)](https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Epictetus,_the_Discourses_as_reported_by_Arr…
A quote was found to be attributed to Marcus Aurelius in his Meditations 2.6 (Hays) ^(Book II. ()[^(Hays)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources?isbn=9780812968255)^) ^(Book II. ()[^(Fa…
A quote was found to be attributed to Epictetus in Discourses 3.22 (Oldfather) ^(3.22. On the calling of a Cynic ()[^(Oldfather)](https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Epictetus,_the_Discourses_as_reported_…
A quote was found to be attributed to Marcus Aurelius in his Meditations 8.49 (Farquharson) ^(Book VIII. ()[^(Farquharson)](https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/The_Meditations_of_the_Emperor_Marcus_Antoni…
A quote was found to be attributed to Epictetus in Discourses 4.2 (Oldfather) ^(4.2. Of social intercourse ()[^(Oldfather)](https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Epictetus,_the_Discourses_as_reported_by_Arr…
> Is there any stoic guidance on listening better and as a secondary point on not worrying about being right? Actually lots. Epictetus has quite a bit to say about talking. "Let silence be your gen…
Whenever this topic comes up I always defer to Seneca. I don’t think he thought detachment was the goal or even possible for a human being. Here’s an example of him discussing grief after the death of…