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Epictetus · c. 50 – c. 135 CE

Fragments 114 — Epictetus

Translation by George Long (1877)

Epictetus, Fragments 114

No man is free who is not master of himself.
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Real freedom requires self-mastery: if your impulses rule you, you are not free however many choices you have.

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  • Freedom
  • Self-discipline and habit
  • Virtue and character
  • Breaking a bad habit

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