The Philosophy of Epictetus: Golden Sayings and Fragments

by Epictetus

Book Overview

Wealth consists not in having great possessions, but in having few wants.
There is only one way to happiness and that is to cease worrying about things which are beyond the power of our will.
Is there smoke in the room? If it be slight, I remain; if grievous, I quit it. For you must remember this and hold it fast, that the door stands open.
A leading thinker of the Stoic school of philosophy, Epictetus (A.D. 55-135) was a renowned teacher...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0486811239
• ISBN13: 9780486811239
• Release Date: February 2017
• Publisher: Dover Publications
• Length: 96 Pages
• Weight: 0.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 4.9" x 7.8"