爱比克泰德 (Epictetus, 约55~约135年)

—爱比克泰德 (Epictetus, 约55~约135年), 希腊斯多葛派哲学家。

There is only one way to happiness and that is to cease worrying about things which are beyond the power of our will.
只有一条通向幸福的路,那就是停止为我们意志力所不能及的事情担忧。

Make the best use of what is in your power, and take the rest as it happens.充分利用你的能力,其余的顺其自然。

The essence of philosophy is that a man should so live that his happiness shall depend as little as possible on external things.

哲学的本质在于,一个人在生活中应该尽可能少地依靠外在事物来获得幸福。
It’s not what happens to you, but how you react to it that matters.
重要的不是发生在你身上这些事的本身,而是你如何应对它们。

All philosophy lies in two words, sustain and abstain.
所有的哲学就是两个词:坚持和放弃。

Keep silence for the most part, and speak only when you must, and then briefly.
大部分时间保持沉默,只有在必要的时候才说话,而且要简短。

Only the educated are free.
只有受过教育的人才是自由的。

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