Selection of text from the four-volume work by Epictetus commonly referred to as the Discourses. The sections are mostly quite short but packed with wisdom and hard earned experience. Also included is the Encheiridion ("Manual"), a summary of theoretical and applied Stoicism.
Biographical NoteOf the Things Which Are in Our Power and Not in Our PowerHow a Man Can on Every Occasion Maintain His Proper CharacterHow a Man Should Proceed from the Principle of God Being the Father to All the RestOf Progress or ImprovementAgainst the AcademicsOF PROVIDENCEHOW FROM THE FACT THAT WE ARE AKIN TO GOD A MAN MAY PROCEED TO THE CONSEQUENCESOF CONTENTMENT.HOW EVERYTHING MAY BE DONE ACCEPTABLY TO THE GODSWHAT PHILOSOPHY PROMISESTHAT WE OUGHT NOT TO BE ANGRY WITH THE ERRORS (FAULTS) OF OTHERSHOW WE SHOULD BEHAVE TO TYRANTSAGAINST THOSE WHO WISH TO BE ADMIREDON PRÆCOGNITIONSHOW WE SHOULD STRUGGLE WITH CIRCUMSTANCESON THE SAMEIN HOW MANY WAYS APPEARANCES EXIST, AND WHAT AIDS WE SHOULD PROVIDE AGAINST THEMTHAT WE OUGHT NOT TO BE ANGRY WITH MEN; AND WHAT ARE THE SMALL AND THE GREAT THINGS AMONG MEN.ON CONSTANCY (OR FIRMNESS)THAT CONFIDENCE (COURAGE) IS NOT INCONSISTENT WITH CAUTIONOF TRANQUILLITY (FREEDOM FROM PERTURBATION)HOW MAGNANIMITY IS CONSISTENT WITH CARE.OF INDIFFERENCEHOW WE OUGHT TO USE DIVINATIONTHAT WHEN WE CANNOT FULFIL THAT WHICH THE CHARACTER OF A MAN PROMISES, WE ASSUME THE CHARACTER OF A PHILOSOPHERHOW WE MAY DISCOVER THE DUTIES OF LIFE FROM NAMES.WHAT THE BEGINNING OF PHILOSOPHY ISOF DISPUTATION OR DISCUSSIONON ANXIETY (SOLICITUDE)TO NASOTO OR AGAINST THOSE WHO OBSTINATELY PERSIST IN WHAT THEY HAVE DETERMINED.THAT WE DO NOT STRIVE TO USE OUR OPINIONS ABOUT GOOD AND EVILHOW WE MUST ADAPT PRECONCEPTIONS TO PARTICULAR CASESHOW WE SHOULD STRUGGLE AGAINST APPEARANCESOF INCONSISTENCY.ON FRIENDSHIPON THE POWER OF SPEAKINGTO (OR AGAINST) A PERSON WHO WAS ONE OF THOSE WHO WERE NOT VALUED (ESTEEMED) BY HIM.THAT LOGIC IS NECESSARY.OF FINERY IN DRESSIN WHAT A MAN OUGHT TO BE EXERCISED WHO HAS MADE PROFICIENCY; AND THAT WE NEGLECT THE CHIEF THINGSWHAT IS THE MATTER ON WHICH A GOOD MAN SHOULD BE EMPLOYED, AND IN WHAT WE OUGHT CHIEFLY TO PRACTISE OURSELVESMISCELLANEOUSTO THE ADMINISTRATOR OF THE FREE CITIES WHO WAS AN EPICUREANHOW WE MUST EXERCISE OURSELVES AGAINST APPEARANCESTO A CERTAIN RHETORICIAN WHO WAS GOING UP TO ROME ON A SUITIN WHAT MANNER WE OUGHT TO BEAR SICKNESSABOUT EXERCISEWHAT SOLITUDE IS, AND WHAT KIND OF PERSON A SOLITARY MAN ISCERTAIN MISCELLANEOUS MATTERSTHAT WE OUGHT TO PROCEED WITH CIRCUMSPECTION TO EVERYTHINGTHAT WE OUGHT WITH CAUTION TO ENTER INTO FAMILIAR INTERCOURSE WITH MEN.ON PROVIDENCEABOUT CYNICISMTHAT WE OUGHT NOT TO BE MOVED BY A DESIRE OF THOSE THINGS WHICH ARE NOT IN OUR POWERTO THOSE WHO FALL OFF (DESIST) FROM THEIR PURPOSETO THOSE WHO FEAR WANTABOUT FREEDOMON FAMILIAR INTIMACY.WHAT THINGS WE SHOULD EXCHANGE FOR OTHER THINGSTO THOSE WHO ARE DESIROUS OF PASSING LIFE IN TRANQUILLITY.AGAINST THE QUARRELSOME AND FEROCIOUSAGAINST THOSE WHO LAMENT OVER BEING PITIEDON FREEDOM FROM FEARTO A PERSON WHO HAD BEEN CHANGED TO A CHARACTER OF SHAMELESSNESSWHAT THINGS WE OUGHT TO DESPISE AND WHAT THINGS WE OUGHT TO VALUEABOUT PURITY (CLEANLINESS)ON ATTENTIONAGAINST OR TO THOSE WHO READILY TELL THEIR OWN AFFAIRS.THE ENCHEIRIDION: 1 - 10THE ENCHEIRIDION: 11 - 20THE ENCHEIRIDION: 21 - 30THE ENCHEIRIDION: 31 - 40THE ENCHEIRIDION: 41 - 52
A Selection from the Discourses of Epictetus with the Encheiridion - EPICTETUS - Description and brief content, listen free online on the e-library site at Knigi-Audio.com/en/
