Epictetus on Education and Blame

„To accuse others for one's own misfortune is a sign of want of education. To accuse oneself shows that one's education has begun. To accuse neither oneself nor others shows that one's education is complete.“

EpiktetEpictetus shows that true education begins when we stop blaming others for our misfortune.
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Epictetus was a Greek Stoic philosopher known for his teachings on freedom through inner attitude.

Epictetus reminds us that true education lies in overcoming blame and developing inner maturity.


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Epiktet quote about education, self-reflection, and blame

Epictetus (circa 50–135 AD) was a former slave and later an influential Stoic philosopher in Rome. His teachings emphasized the importance of inner freedom, self-control, and tranquility in the face of external circumstances.

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"If you want to improve, be content to be thought foolish and stupid with regard to external things. Don't wish to be thought to know anything; and even if you appear to be somebody important to others, distrust yourself. For, it is difficult to both keep your faculty of choice in a state conformable to nature, and at the same time acquire external things. But while you are careful about the one, you must of necessity neglect the other" Epiktet
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