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A Manual for Living
A Manual for Living | Epictetus
The essence of perennial Stoic wisdom in aphorisms of stunning insight and simplicity. The West's first and best little instruction book offers thoroughly contemporary and pragmatic reflections on how best to live with serenity and joy.
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Caterina
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A moment of peace in the forest 🥰 reading an Epictetus edition from the Athens airport, with the Greek parallel to the English translation.

EvieBee This looks so cozy! 2y
Caterina @EvieBee It really is! Favorite spot in my parents' house 🥰 2y
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Dilara
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Just starting A Manual for Living, also called Enchiridion (or Manuel d‘Épictète in French). I found it second-hand last month and I really want to read more pre-modern classics. It‘s looking like the book is 10% Epictetus, 90% introduction and commentary. Looking forward to this.

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RachelS89
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Pickpick

This is a "modern interpretation" of Epictetus' teachings, rather than a word for word translation. It's easy-to-read and chock-a-block with great advice and sage wisdom. I don't doubt that I will read it again in the future.

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Neilg3
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Short but sweet. It has some basic ideas of Stoicism and some real great nuggets of wisdom here.

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Megara
Enchiridion | Epictetus
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Finished another book towards my #BFC #BookFitnessChallenge ! I‘ll addd this into my week two check in later. @wanderinglynn

I love #SerialReader @SerialReader
#BookChallenge #ReadingChallenge #FitnessChallenge

catebutler Great job! I love Serial for classics, it makes it so easy to read and keep up! 5y
BookwormAHN Nice job. Serial is awesome 👏🏻 5y
wanderinglynn Great job! 🙌🏻 5y
Megabooks Fantastic!! 👏🏻👏🏻 5y
VanChocStrawberry I love serial reader! Way to go! 5y
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Megara
The Enchiridion | Epictetus
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Enchiridion of Epictetus // Arrian
@SerialReader

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CherryPie
Enchiridion | Epictetus
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AD 125.
Greece.
Enchiridion.

@bookandcat #bookishtimetravel

bookandcat I've never been to Greece but I'd love to go sometime, I want to see Athens and also the islands! You picked a cool era too - what made you pick that time? 7y
SilversReviews Love the graphic. I'll submit mine tomorrow. (edited) 7y
CherryPie @bookandcat I'm going to chat up a historian, Arrian of Nicomedia, when I get to 125. Kind of cool to think about ancient historians. 7y
bookandcat @CherryPie that's awesome! I'd love to pick their brains too! 7y
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speljamr
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Pickpick

This is a nice modern interpretation of Epictetus' classic writings. It provides some simple effective advice for rolling with the trials and tribulations of life while living the good life.

#philosophy #stoic #stoicism

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anaschao
The Art of Living | Epictetus
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AAmuses
Enchiridion | Epictetus
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Mehso-so

...about focusing on the things within your control and ignoring everything else. "...it is not that which has happened that afflicts this man...but it is the opinion about this thing which afflicts the man." Unfortunately, Epictetus, a stoic philosopher (born a slave - then freed - ca. 50 AD in present day Pamukkale, Turkey), wrote no works of his own. His Discourses and Enchiridion were recorded by his student Arrian. #Stoicism

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Oblomov26
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#inspiring #photoadaynov16 a book of philosophy written by a ex slave with a very poor outlook on human nature inspiring? Well I think so. Epictetus' central message is that you cannot control the vagaries of the world, all you can control is the way you react to what the world offers up. So all we can do is decide what values matter and learn to live by these values. Not self help material but realistic and honest, and I find this inspiring.

Smrloomis Interesting. Thanks for posting. 8y
Marchpane Realistic and down to earth is way more inspiring than the woo-woo stuff, I reckon. 8y
JanuarieTimewalker13 I need this book. 8y
Faibka Excellent choice! 👍👍👍 8y
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GoneFishing
The Art of Living | Epictetus

Don't just say you have read books. Show that through them you have learned to think better, to be a more discriminating and reflective person. Books are the training weights of the mind. They are very helpful, but it would be a bad mistake to suppose that one has made progress simply by having internalized their contents.

JanuarieTimewalker13 Love this quote!! Thank you for posting🌻 8y
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Oblomov26
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JanuarieTimewalker13 Hahahahaha!!! Love it! 8y
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MrsAlexanderHamilton
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People don't have the power to hurt you ... If someone irritates you, it is only your own response that is irritating you. Therefore, when anyone seems to be provoking you, remember that it is only your judgment of the incident that provokes you.

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sericite
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kellysue
The Art of Living | Epictetus
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Philosophy asks us to move into courage.

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