Wealth and Desires – Epictetus Quote

„Wealth consists not in having great possessions, but in having few wants.“

EpiktetEpictetus teaches that true contentment lies in having few wants, not many possessions.
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Epictetus was a Greek Stoic philosopher known for his teachings on freedom through inner attitude.

Epictetus emphasizes that true contentment arises from having few desires, not material possessions.


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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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