Freedom as the Highest Goal in Life – Epictetus

„Freedom is the only worthy goal in life. It is won by disregarding things that lie beyond our control.“

EpiktetEpictetus teaches that freedom is the chief goal, achieved by disregarding what lies beyond our control.
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Epictetus was a Greek Stoic philosopher known for his teachings on freedom through inner attitude.

Epictetus emphasizes the importance of inner freedom by accepting what we cannot control.


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Inspirational freedom quote by Epiktet about pursuing freedom as life's highest goal

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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""Freedom is not something you get as a present,” said Pietro. “You can live in a dictatorship and be free – on one condition: that you fight the dictatorship. The man who thinks with is own mind and keeps it uncorrupted is free. The man who fights for what he thinks is right is free. But you can live in the most democratic country on earth, and if you’re lazy, obtuse or servile within yourself, you’re not free. Even without any violent coercion, you’re a slave. You can’t beg your freedom from someone. You have to seize it – everyone as much as he can."" Ignazio Silone
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Inspirational quote by Ayn Rand about life, happiness, and irrational whimsCopyright © yoice.net – Quote Artwork
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"Neither life nor happiness can be achieved by the pursuit of irrational whims. Just as man is free to attempt to survive by any random means, as a parasite, a moocher or a looter, but not free to succeed at it beyond the range of the moment—so he is free to seek his happiness in any irrational fraud, any whim, any delusion, any mindless escape from reality, but not free to succeed at it beyond the range of the moment nor to escape the consequences." Ayn Rand
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