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Du contentement intérieur

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"Mais toi, tu manques de ressort, tu es difficile à contenter, et si tu es isolé, tu appelles ton isolement un désert, et si tu te trouves avec les hommes, tu les traites d'intrigants et de bandits. Tu devrais plutôt, si tu es seul, appeler ton isolement repos et liberté et te comparer aux dieux, et si tu es en compagnie nombreuse, ne pas nommer cela cohue, vacarme, spectacle odieux, mais bien fête, réjouissance populaire, et ainsi tout accepter avec contentement."

112 pages, Paperback

Published April 7, 2015

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Epictetus

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Epictetus was a Greek Stoic philosopher. He was probably born a slave at Hierapolis, Phrygia (present day Pamukkale, Turkey), and lived in Rome until his exile to Nicopolis in northwestern Greece, where he lived most of his life and died. His teachings were noted down and published by his pupil Arrian in his Discourses. Philosophy, he taught, is a way of life and not just a theoretical discipline. To Epictetus, all external events are determined by fate, and are thus beyond our control, but we can accept whatever happens calmly and dispassionately. Individuals, however, are responsible for their own actions which they can examine and control through rigorous self-discipline. Suffering arises from trying to control what is uncontrollable, or from neglecting what is within our power. As part of the universal city that is the universe, human beings have a duty of care to all fellow humans. The person who followed these precepts would achieve happiness.

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L’être humain a entre les mains tout le savoir nécessaire à son bonheur depuis 2000 ans et il n’est pas capable de l’atteindre… on est mal barré.
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Je donne cette note pas à cause du contenu du livre ou contre l'auteur, mais à cause de la traduction incompréhensible. Je n'ai pas trouvé cela une lecture agréable.
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You know me, j'apprécie toujours un philosophe antique. Seul déception: qu'il soit grec et non latin puisque je ne parle pas grec ancien et dois donc lire la version traduite snif.
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Un petit livre plein de bons conseils pour une vie plus simple et plus heureuse. De nombreuses vérités perçues il y a des siècles.
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