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Encheiridion of Epictetus

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  • What korrents draws from it

    Education is learning to apply general notions to particular cases and to tell what is in our power from what is not, Difficulties show what people are, like a trainer matching a wrestler with a rough opponent, Spend time with people and you will either become like them or bring them round to your own ways …

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Edition korrents quotes
tr. George Long, 18772
Claims on korrents
101

What korrents draws from it

korrents’ reading of claims quoted word for word from the book; each opens the quote and where it sits.

  1. Education is learning to apply general notions to particular cases and to tell what is in our power from what is not (opens korrents.com)1

  2. Difficulties show what people are, like a trainer matching a wrestler with a rough opponent (opens korrents.com)1

  3. Spend time with people and you will either become like them or bring them round to your own ways (opens korrents.com)1

  4. What is in our power is by nature free; what is not is weak, slavish and in others' power (opens korrents.com)1

  5. People are disturbed not by events but by their opinions about them (opens korrents.com)1

  6. The uninstructed blame others for their condition, learners blame themselves, and the fully instructed blame no one (opens korrents.com)1

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Sources

  1. Encheiridion of Epictetus, as recorded by Arrian (tr. George Long, 1877) (korrents) (opens korrents.com)
  2. Encheiridion of Epictetus, as recorded by Arrian (tr. George Long, 1877) (gutenberg.org) (opens gutenberg.org)

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