Illustration of Epictetus, with lamp and crutch, in Edward Ivie’s 1715 Latin translation of the Enchiridion. Source: Wikimedia Commons/William Sonmans/Public domain Stoic philosophy has exerted an ...

The first-century Stoic philosopher and teacher Epictetus was an enslaved person who succeeded in getting an education and, eventually, his freedom. Images of freedom, slavery and self-belonging ...

A Translation from the Greek, based on that of Elizabeth Carter. By THOMAS WENTWORTH HIGGINSON. Boston : Little, Brown, & Co. HAPPY the youth who has this Stoic repast fresh and untasted before him !

Begin by prescribing to yourself some character and demeanour, such as you may preserve both alone and in company. Be mostly silent, or speak merely what is needful, and in few words. We may, however, ...

Ancient Greek philosopher Epictetus, a former slave, taught that true freedom lies in self-discipline and controlling our ...

The Discourses and Encheiridion Epictetus’ teachings were recorded as the Discourses (or Diatribai) by his pupil Arrian of Nicomedia, also known, among others, for his account of the campaigns of ...