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Prologue | |
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The Spirit of Epictetus | |
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A Manual for Living | |
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Invitation to the Manual | |
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Know What You Can Control and What You Can't | |
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Stick with Your Own Business | |
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Recognize Appearances for What They Really Are | |
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Desire Demands Its Own Attainment | |
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See Things for What They Are | |
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Harmonize Your Actions with the Way Life Is | |
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Events Don't Hurt Us, But Our Views of Them Can | |
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No Shame, No Blame | |
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Create Your Own Merit | |
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Focus on Your Main Duty | |
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Accept Events As They Occur | |
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Your Will Is Always Within Your Power | |
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Make Full Use of What Happens to You | |
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Care for What You Happen to Have | |
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The Good Life Is the Life of Inner Serenity | |
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Disregard What Doesn't Concern You | |
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Conform Your Wishes to Reality | |
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Approach Life As a Banquet | |
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Avoid Adopting Other People's Negative Views | |
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Act Well the Part that Is Given to You | |
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Everything Happens for a Good Reason | |
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Happiness Can Only Be Found Within | |
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No One Can Hurt You | |
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Spiritual Progress Is Made Through Confronting Death and Calamity | |
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Implant in Yourself the Ideals You Ought to Cherish | |
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The Pursuit of Wisdom Attracts Critics | |
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Seeking to Please Is a Perilous Trap | |
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Character Matters More Than Reputation | |
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All Advantages Have Their Price | |
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Make the Will of Nature Your Own | |
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Self-Mastery Is Our True Aim | |
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Treasure Your Mind, Cherish Your Reason, Hold to Your Purpose | |
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Consider What Comes First, Then What Follows, and Then Act | |
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Our Duties Are Revealed by Our Relations with One Another | |
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The Essence of Faithfulness | |
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Events Are Impersonal and Indifferent | |
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Never Suppress a Generous Impulse | |
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Clearly Define the Person You Want to Be | |
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Speak Only with Good Purpose | |
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Avoid Most Popular Entertainment | |
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Be Careful About the Company You Keep | |
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Take Care of Your Body | |
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Avoid Casual Sex | |
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Don't Defend Your Reputation or Intentions | |
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Conduct Yourself with Dignity | |
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Emulate Worthy Role Models | |
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Exercise Discretion When Conversing | |
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Prefer Enduring Satisfaction to Immediate Gratification | |
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Take a Stand | |
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Courtesy and Logic Each Have Their Place | |
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Self-Mastery Depends on Self-Honesty | |
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Safeguard Your Reason | |
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Observe Proper Proportion and Moderation | |
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Inner Excellence Matters More Than Outer Appearance | |
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Care About Your Mind More Than Your Body | |
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Mistreatment Comes from False Impressions | |
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Everything Has Two Handles | |
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Clear Thinking Is Vital | |
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Call Things by Their Right Names | |
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Wisdom Is Revealed Through Action, Not Talk | |
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Live Simply for Your Own Sake | |
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Wisdom Depends on Vigilance | |
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Living Wisdom Is More Important Than Knowing About It | |
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Practicing Principles Matters More Than Proving Them | |
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Start Living Your Ideals | |
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Essential Teachings on Virtue, Happiness, and Tranquility | |
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Why Be Good? | |
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The Soul's Cry | |
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The Real Purpose of Philosophy | |
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The First Step | |
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The Flourishing Life Depends on Self-Sufficiency | |
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Starting Out Is Hard | |
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Good Is Good | |
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Be Suspicious of Convention | |
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The Virtuous Are Invincible | |
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Be a Citizen of the World | |
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Consider Your Deepest Yearnings Merely as Facts | |
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The Right Use of Books | |
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Exercise Caution When Mingling with Others | |
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Forgive Over and Over and Over | |
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The Virtuous Are Consistent | |
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Trust Your Moral Intuitions | |
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Don't Be Angry at Wrongdoers | |
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The Only Prosperous Life Is the Virtuous Life | |
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Pursue the Good Ardently | |
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What Is Important and What Isn't | |
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Reason Is Supreme | |
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Learn to Heal Yourself | |
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Stay the Course, in Good Weather and Bad | |
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Be Grateful | |
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Never Casually Discuss Important Matters | |
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What Makes Us Truly Happy | |
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The Power of Habit | |
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Caretake This Moment | |