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Epictetus

A Greek Stoic philosopher of the 1st and 2nd centuries, born a slave. Lubbock quotes him more often than almost anyone else.

The Pleasures of Life, John Lubbock

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• The Pleasures of Life, John Lubbock
• The Human Machine, Arnold Bennett

  A Greek Stoic philosopher of the first and second centuries and a former slave. His discourses were written down by his pupil Arrian. Bennett thought him the most practical teacher of the art of living.

• The Happiness Equation: Want Nothing + Do Anything = Have Everything, Neil Pasricha

  An ancient Greek Stoic philosopher, enslaved in his youth. He taught that peace of mind depends on our attitude to things, not on the things themselves.

• The Obstacle Is the Way: The Timeless Art of Turning Trials into Triumph, Ryan Holiday

  Greek Stoic philosopher of the first and second centuries AD. He was a slave in his youth and later became one of the best known teachers of Stoicism.

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