Wolf, meeting with a Lamb astray from the fold, resolved not to lay violent hands on him, but to find some plea to justify his right to eat him...
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Epictetus: Fear of Death
Reflect that the chief source of all evils to man...
Epictetus: He is Free
He is free who lives as he wishes to live, to whom none can do violence, none hinder or compel...
The Wolf & The Crane
A wolf who had a bone stuck in his throat hired a crane...
Epictetus: What you avoid suffering
What you avoid suffering, do not attempt to make others suffer...
Epictetus: The Guide
A guide, on finding a man who has lost his way, brings him back to the right path...
The Donkey & The Grasshoppers
A donkey having heard some grasshoppers chirping...
Epictetus: Trio
A trio of quotes from the philosophy of Epictetus...
Epictetus: Beloved as the Sun
As the sun does not wait for prayers and incantations to be induced to rise, but immediately shines and is saluted by all...
Epictetus: The Ignorant
In theory it is easy to convince an ignorant person...