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# Discourses and Selected Writings (Penguin Classics)

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Review: (Mostly) wise words to live by - As someone who is brand new to Stoicism, I can honestly say that this book has had a tremendous impact on my view of life. Though Epictetus’ views are far from perfect, I found a great deal of his teachings to be directly applicable to modern day living - and have been able to directly apply them to my day-to-day life. I would highly recommend starting with the Enchiridion (contained in this volume at the end of the book), then starting with Discourses. Work through the Enchiridion slowly, allowing time to absorb and appreciate each passage. Then, move onto Discourses which delves more deeply into Epictetus’ teachings. This is just advice from a complete layman - I don’t claim to be a philosopher or an expert of any kind, but I found the words to be most easily digested this way. I assure you that even if you do not fully agree with Stoic philosophy, this is a great read that is well-worthy of your time.
Review: Nice - Good quality book and pages

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### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ (Mostly) wise words to live by
*by B***N on June 17, 2025*

As someone who is brand new to Stoicism, I can honestly say that this book has had a tremendous impact on my view of life. Though Epictetus’ views are far from perfect, I found a great deal of his teachings to be directly applicable to modern day living - and have been able to directly apply them to my day-to-day life. I would highly recommend starting with the Enchiridion (contained in this volume at the end of the book), then starting with Discourses. Work through the Enchiridion slowly, allowing time to absorb and appreciate each passage. Then, move onto Discourses which delves more deeply into Epictetus’ teachings. This is just advice from a complete layman - I don’t claim to be a philosopher or an expert of any kind, but I found the words to be most easily digested this way. I assure you that even if you do not fully agree with Stoic philosophy, this is a great read that is well-worthy of your time.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Nice
*by M***K on November 22, 2025*

Good quality book and pages

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ This book is packed with great big ideas.
*by B***C on September 7, 2016*

“The true man is revealed in difficult times. So when trouble comes, think of yourself as a wrestler whom God, like a trainer, has paired with a tough young buck. For what purpose? To turn you into Olympic-class material. But this is going to take some sweat to accomplish. From my perspective, no one’s difficulties ever gave him a better test than yours, if you are prepared to make use of them the way a wrestler makes use of an opponent in peak condition.” ~ Epictetus from Discourses Epictetus is known as one of the world’s leading Stoic philosophers. Along with Seneca and Marcus Aurelius, the three make up a very interesting bunch. Seneca was essentially a billionaire advisor to Nero who was exiled and compelled to commit suicide while Aurelius was part Roman Emperor + part Stoic philosopher who wrote his Meditations while leading battles in the Danube. Epictetus was a former slave turned philosopher who lived from 55-135 (a little later than Seneca and before Aurelius). After all the philosophers were kicked out of Rome, he settled in to a town called Nicopolis on the Adriatic coast of Greece where he ran a school of philosophy attended by Rome’s elite young men. We covered another one of Epictetus’s books called the Enchiridion which literally means “ready at hand” or a “handbook.” That one is a short little distillation of some of his more pithy wisdom. This book is a transcription of the informal lectures Epictetus gave to his students. While the Enchiridion is incredibly potent, with this one we get to see just how witty Epictetus is as he unpacks his ideas during lectures. (Both the Enchiridion and Discourses were transcribed and published by one of his students, Arrian. Thank you, Arrian.) Epictetus’s work has influenced everyone from Marcus Aurelius to Albert Ellis—who leaned heavily on Stoic philosophy to create his Rational-Emotive Behavioral Therapy which led to the very popular (and effective!) cognitive behavioral therapy widely in use today. He also deeply influenced James Stockdale who called Epictetus his patron saint. I'm excited to share some of my favorite Big Ideas: 1. Hercules w/out Challengers - Just rolls over, goes back to sleep. 2. Want Something Great? - Look at a fig. 3. The Good, the Bad - And the indifferent. 4. Impressions - Our #1 threat. 5. Avoid Grime - Hang out with philosophers. May we answer his call as we step forward into our highest potential, optimize, actualize and give our greatest gifts in greatest service to the world. More goodness— including PhilosophersNotes on 300+ books in our ​*OPTIMIZE*​ membership program. Find out more at brianjohnson . me.

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