Ἐγχειρίδιον
Translated by Thomas Wentworth Higginson · 1865
Public domain translation (1865).
One of the sources behind Epictetus.
Chapter I
Of things some are in our power, and others are not. In our power are opinion, movement towards a thing, desire, aversion; and in a word, whatever are our own a…
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Chapter V
Men are disturbed not by the things which happen, but by the opinions about the things. When then we are impeded or disturbed or grieved, let us never blame oth…
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Chapter VIII
Seek not that the things which happen should happen as you wish; but wish the things which happen to be as they are, and you will have a tranquil flow of life.…
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Chapter XI
Never say about anything, I have lost it, but say I have restored it. Is your child dead? It has been restored. Is your wife dead? She has been restored.…
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Chapter XVI
When you see a person weeping in sorrow, take care not to be carried away by the impression that he is in the midst of external ills. Be ready to say, it is not…
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Chapter XX
Remember that it is not he who reviles you or strikes you, who insults you, but it is your opinion about these things as being insulting. When then a man irrita…
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Chapter XXXIII
Immediately prescribe some character and form of conduct to yourself, which you shall observe both when you are alone and when you meet with men. Be silent for …
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Chapter L
Whatever rules you have adopted, abide by them as laws, and as if you would be impious if you transgressed them. But pay no regard to what any one says of you, …
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