Epictetus (50-135 CE)

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By PrestwoodIT

Sun 27 Feb 2022

Published 4 years ago.

Updated 2 months ago.

Epictetus (50-135 CE)

circa 100 CE

78 Generations Ago

Epictetus stressed that philosophy is a way of life and not simply analytical. The stoic philosopher Epictetus was cited by Marcus Aurelius in his Meditations. Epictetus was one of the future emperor’s teacher’s during childhood up to the age of 14. Although no writings by Epictetus are known, his students documented his beliefs and sayings well. Epictetus is my favorite philosopher. I like nearly all the quotes attributed to him.

Some of my favorite translated sayings attributed to him:

It’s not what happens to you, but how you react to it that matters.
The key is to keep company only with people who uplift you.

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