Enchiridion: Filibooks Classics
A Philosophy, Classics, Nonfiction book. If you have an earnest desire towards philosophy, prepare yourself...
The Enchiridion is a manual of stoic ethical advice compiled by Arrian, a 2nd-century disciple of the Greek philosopher Epictetus. Epictetus was a Greek Stoic philosopher. He was born a slave at Hierapolis, Phrygia (present day Turkey), and lived in Rome until his banishment, when he went to Nicopolis in north-western Greece for the rest of his life. To Epictetus, all external events are determined by fate, and are thus beyond our control; we should therefore accept whatever happens calmly...
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These reasonings do not cohere: I am richer than you, therefore I am better than you; I am more eloquent than you, therefore I am better than you. On the contrary these rather cohere, I am richer than you, therefore my possessions are greater than yours: I am more eloquent than you, therefore my speech is superior to yours. But you are neither possession nor speech. Epictetus, Enchiridion // It is better to do wrong seldom and to own it, and to act right for the most part, than seldom to admit that you have done wrong and to do wrong often. Epictetus, Enchiridion // Take care not to hurt the ruling faculty of your mind. If you were to guard against this in every action, you should enter upon those actions more safely. Epictetus, The Enchiridion: A Modern Translation //
I have read this probably 5 times. Looking forward to discussing it in heaven with him since he will surely be there. You just can't beat the stoics! There is so much wisdom packed into every little aphorism. Such as:"Remember that you are an actor in a play, which is as the playwright wants it to be: short if he wants it short, long if he wants it long. If he wants you to play a beggar, play even this part skillfully, or a cripple, or a public official,... Considera todo lo ptimo como una ley inviolable. Y si se te presenta un momento de dolor o de placer, de gloria o de desgracia, recuerda que el combate es ahora. Ahora es cuando comienza la Olimpada, y no puede ser postergada. Si te dejas vencer una vez y te entregas, tu progreso se habr perdido; procediendo de la forma contraria, lo...
