God has entrusted me with myself. Epictetus Epictetus (born ad 55, probably at Hierapolis, Phrygia [now Pamukkale, Turkey]—died c. 135, Nicopolis, Epirus [Greece]) was a Greek philosopher associated with the Stoics, remembered for the religious tone of his teachings, which commended him to numerous early Christian thinkers.
Epictetus
Wants
Wealth consists not in having great possessions, but in having few wants. Epictetus Epictetus (c. 50 – c. 135 AD) was a Greek Stoic philosopher. He was born into slavery at Hierapolis, Phrygia (present-day Pamukkale, in western Turkey) and lived in Rome until his banishment, when he went to Nicopolis in northwestern Greece for the rest of his… Read More ›
Events
Man is affected not by events but by the view he takes of them. Epictetus (55 AD – 135 AD) Epictetus (A.D. c. 55 – 135) was a Greek speaking Stoic philosopher. He was born a slave at Hierapolis,… Read More ›
Affected
Man is affected not by events but by the view he takes of them. Epictetus (55 AD – 135 AD) Just had to use this from the Wikipedia entry about our slave/philospher and his affect on the world: Prisoner of… Read More ›
