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"Freedom is not archived by satisfying desire, but by eliminating it."

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About Epictetus

Epictetus was a Greek Stoic philosopher who taught that virtue and rational self-control are the basis of freedom. His teachings were preserved by his student Arrian in the Discourses and Enchiridion.

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