A review by rachelunabridged
The Golden Sayings of Epictetus by Epictetus

informative reflective slow-paced

3.0

an interesting read for sure! similarly to when i was reading marcus aurelius, i was really into the historical aspect of this read. fascinating to get a glimpse of what times were like in ancient greece. i found that i enjoyed this collection less than marcus aurelius's meditations, however. there was a much stronger religious focus in this read that had me skimming after a while.

some passages that really caught my eye were

"nature hath given men one tongue but two ears, that we may hear from others twice as much as we speak."

"if you seek truth, you will not seek to gain a victory by every possible means; and when you have found truth, you need not fear being defeated."