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Stoic

Enchiridion

53 sections · 53 verses

On What Is and Is Not in Our Power

Περὶ τῶν ἐφ᾽ ἡμῖν καὶ οὐκ ἐφ᾽ ἡμῖν

Peri tōn eph' hēmin kai ouk eph' hēmin

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On Desire and Aversion

Περὶ ὀρέξεως καὶ ἐκκλίσεως

Peri orexeōs kai ekkliseōs

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On Loving Without Attachment

Περὶ φιλοστοργίας

Peri philostorgias

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Prepare for What May Happen

Περὶ τοῦ προέχεσθαι τὸ ἐνδεχόμενον

Peri tou proechesthai to endechomenon

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It Is Not Things but Judgments about Things That Disturb Us

Περὶ κρίσεως

Peri kriseōs

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On Pride in Another's Excellence

Περὶ ἐπάρσεως

Peri eparseos

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Act as if at Sea: Hold Lightly to What Is Not Yours

Περὶ πλοῦ καὶ τοῦ ἐν τῷ βίῳ

Peri plou kai tou en tō biō

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Do Not Seek That Things Happen as You Wish

Περὶ τοῦ μὴ ζητεῖν τὰ ἐκτός

Peri tou mē zētein ta ektos

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Illness Impedes the Body; the Will Remains Free

Περὶ νόσου καὶ ἐμποδίων

Peri nosou kai empodion

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With Every Challenge, Remember What Faculties You Have

Περὶ τοῦ ἐφ᾽ ἑκάστῳ ἀξίωμα

Peri tou eph' hekastō axiōma

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Never Say You Have Lost Anything

Περὶ τοῦ μηδὲν ἀφαιρεῖσθαι

Peri tou mēden aphairesthai

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To Live Without Disturbance, Want Only What Is Up to You

Περὶ τοῦ ἀταράχως ζῆν

Peri tou atarachōs zēn

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If You Wish to Progress, Be Content to Seem Foolish

Περὶ τοῦ μωρὸς δοκεῖν

Peri tou mōros dokein

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You Are a Fool If You Want Your Children Never to Die

Περὶ τοῦ ἄφρονος εἶναι βουλόμενος

Peri tou aphronos einai boulomenos

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At the Banquet of Life, Take Only What Is Offered

Περὶ τοῦ συμποσίου

Peri tou sumposiou

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Weep with Those Who Weep, but Do Not Grieve Inwardly

Περὶ συμπαθείας

Peri sumpatheias

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Remember You Are an Actor in a Play Assigned by the Author

Περὶ τοῦ ὑποκρίνεσθαι

Peri tou hupokrinesthai

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On Omens: Never Be Superstitious About External Signs

Περὶ οἰωνῶν

Peri oiōnōn

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You Can Be Invincible if You Enter No Contest You Cannot Win

Περὶ τοῦ μεγαλόψυχον εἶναι

Peri tou megalopsuchon einai

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No One Can Harm You; Only Your Own Judgments Can

Περὶ τοῦ ὅτι οὐδεὶς βλάπτει

Peri tou hoti oudeis blaptei

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Let Death and Exile Be Daily before Your Eyes

Περὶ θανάτου

Peri thanatou

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If You Desire Philosophy, Be Ready to Be Laughed At

Περὶ τοῦ φιλοσοφεῖν

Peri tou philosophein

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Never Make a Show of Your Principles to Others

Περὶ τοῦ μὴ ἐγκαλεῖν

Peri tou mē enkalein

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Do Not Be Distressed by Thoughts of Low Position

Περὶ τοῦ ἐν βίῳ

Peri tou en biō

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Honor Your Duties: Every Rank Has Its Obligations

Περὶ τοῦ προτιμᾶν τὰ καθήκοντα

Peri tou protiman ta kathēkonta

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The Will of Nature Is Learned from What We Have in Common

Περὶ τοῦ νόμου

Peri tou nomou

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Evil Is Not Aiming at You — It Is Not the Target You Think

Περὶ τοῦ σκοποῦ

Peri tou skopou

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Do Not Give Your Mind to Everyone

Περὶ τοῦ μὴ ἐπιτρέπειν

Peri tou mē epitrepein

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In Every Work Consider What Comes Before and After

Περὶ τοῦ ἐν ἔργῳ

Peri tou en ergō

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Our Duties Follow from Our Relationships

Περὶ καθηκόντων

Peri kathēkontōn

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On Piety: Be Content with Whatever Happens by the Will of God

Περὶ εὐσεβείας

Peri eusebeias

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On Divination: Go Not to Learn Fate but to Act Rightly

Περὶ μαντικῆς

Peri mantikēs

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Prescriptions for Daily Conduct and Conversation

Περὶ ἀναστροφῆς

Peri anastrophēs

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On Pleasure: Do Not Be Captured by the Phantom of Good

Περὶ ἡδονῆς

Peri hēdonēs

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When You Do a Thing You Have Determined to Be Right, Never Avoid Being Seen Doing It

Περὶ τοῦ ὀρθοῦ

Peri tou orthou

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On Dining Out: Consider What You Lose and What You Gain

Περὶ τοῦ συνδειπνεῖν

Peri tou sundeipnein

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If You Take on a Role Beyond Your Power, You Disgrace Yourself and Neglect What You Could Fill

Περὶ τοῦ ὑπὲρ δύναμιν

Peri tou huper dunamin

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Guard Your Ruling Faculty as You Would Guard Your Foot

Περὶ τοῦ φυλάττεσθαι

Peri tou phulattesthai

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The Body Needs Only as Much as Nature Requires

Περὶ τοῦ σώματος

Peri tou sōmatos

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Women Are Honored Most When Praised for Modesty and Character

Περὶ αἰδοῦς

Peri aidous

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It Shows Lack of Natural Talent to Spend Much Time on the Body

Περὶ τοῦ σώματος ἐπιμέλεια

Peri tou sōmatos epimeleia

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When a Person Behaves Badly, Say: It Seemed Right to Him

Περὶ τοῦ μηδεμίαν κακίαν

Peri tou mēdemian kakian

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Everything Has Two Handles; Choose the Manageable One

Περὶ τοῦ πράγματος καὶ κρίσεως

Peri tou pragmatos kai kriseōs

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These Reasonings Are Inconsistent: I Am Richer, Therefore Better

Περὶ τοῦ λόγου

Peri tou logou

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Does Someone Bathe in a Hurry? Do Not Say He Bathes Badly

Περὶ κρίσεως ἀλλοτρίου

Peri kriseōs allotriou

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Never Call Yourself a Philosopher Nor Talk Much Among the Unlearned About Principles

Περὶ λόγων

Peri logōn

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When You Have Accommodated Yourself to Frugality, Do Not Boast of It

Περὶ σώματος ἀδολεσχίας

Peri sōmatos adoleschias

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The Position and Character of a Vulgar Person versus a Philosopher

Περὶ τοῦ ἰδιώτου

Peri tou idiōtou

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When a Person Is Proud of Understanding Books, Say He Has Missed the Point

Περὶ τοῦ ἐπαίνου

Peri tou epainou

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Abide by Whatever Is Laid Down for You

Περὶ τοῦ ἐμμένειν τοῖς δόγμασιν

Peri tou emmenein tois dogmasin

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How Long Will You Delay Thinking Yourself Worthy of the Best?

Περὶ φιλοσοφίας

Peri philosophias

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The First and Most Necessary Topic in Philosophy Is the Practical Application of Principles

Περὶ τοῦ τριτοῦ τόπου

Peri tou tritou topou

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Closing: Lead Me, O Zeus, and Thou Destiny

Περὶ τοῦ τέλους

Peri tou telous

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