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 ...

Epictetus was a Greek philosopher from present-day Turkey. He was born into slavery around 55 AD and worked for a wealthy household. With permission, he learned about philosophy and came to realize ...

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The movement may be kind of new, but the ideas that underlie it are not -- as demonstrated by the ancientness of some of the aphorisms David picked this week. For this Rule Breaker Investing podcast, ...

In ancient times, there were no psychologists, only philosophers. The Greek philosopher Epictetus was actually a social psychologist who founded a school of philosophy in 68 AD. He writes, “it is ...

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The Stoic philosopher Epictetus warned, “If anyone tells you that a certain person speaks ill of you, do not make excuses ...