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"It is much better to die of hunger unhindered by grief and fear than to live affluently beset with worry, dread, suspicion and unchecked desire."

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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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