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What Is Epictetus First Point In The Encheiridion

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Epictetus makes many points in The Encheiridion. In his first point he talks about what is under our control and what is not. Basically he is saying anything that we do is under our control and what we don’t do is not under our control. We need to distinguish between the two so no one can control you or anything bad happening to you or people around you. To achieve this you are going to have to give stuff up in return. If you wish to not give up stuff then you must realize that you will not fully get freedom and happiness. His fourteenth point is similar to the first point by saying you should not control what you cannot control. For example you should not control someone because if you do then they become a slave. The whole point to

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