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The Enchiridion

by Epictetus

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Compiled by his student, this short handbook distills the practical wisdom of the former slave turned Stoic teacher Epictetus into a series of clear, bracing precepts for living well. Its core teaching—that we should focus only on what is within our control and accept with equanimity what is not—has offered comfort and strength to readers from Roman emperors to modern seekers. Concise, memorable, and immediately useful, the Enchiridion is one of the most influential works of practical philosophy ever written. A pocket guide to resilience and inner freedom, it remains a cornerstone of Stoic thought and self-mastery.

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Epictetus

Was born into slavery in Phrygia, worked in Rome for a secretary of Nero, was lamed for life, and was eventually freed and exiled along with every other philosopher when Domitian expelled them. He wrote nothing. The Discourses and the shorter Enchiridion were taken down by his student Arrian, which is the same route by which Socrates survives.