false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1176583019m/637354.jpg 1045017 24 Epictetus (c. A.D. 60-after 100) was a former slave exiled by the Emperor Domitian, who taught the most humane version of Stoic philosophy, the unofficial religion of the Roman world for centuries. The Discourses summarize the "Roman virtues"-the brotherhood of man, universal justice, and calm indifference in the face of pain. Offering a path of asceticism, endurance and emotional restraint, Stoicism still attracts literary and philosophic attention. 1031437 1925 The Discourses of Epictetus - The Handbook - Fragments (Everyman's Library) total:90|5:47|4:22|3:16|2:4|1:1| 90 380 150 17 5 0 false false Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1990 Sat Jul 19 17:16:20 -0700 2008 Sat Jul 19 17:46:06 -0700 2008 more...]]> 5 0 false false Mon Jan 15 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Fri Mar 14 14:58:31 -0700 2008 Fri Mar 14 15:04:56 -0700 2008
Also, [url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Stockdale]Vice Admiral James Stockdale[/url] credited this work with helping him...more...]]> 3 0 false false Thu Jan 15 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Thu Jan 29 00:57:03 -0800 2009 Thu Jan 29 01:00:20 -0800 2009
Epictetus really does have some wise things to say. Learn what you can and can't control, an...more...]]> 0 0 false false Fri Sep 25 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Sep 25 11:43:05 -0700 2009 Fri Sep 25 11:44:00 -0700 2009 "Virtue is the key to happiness, and nothing else."
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So apparently this guy was a slave and he is the opposite side of the coin as compared to Aurelius.

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