Project Gutenberg 2005-08-29 Public domain in the USA. 130 Epictetus 55 135 Epiktit Epicteto Epitteto Jaakkola, K. (Kaarle Kustaa) 1853 1932 Jaakkola, Kaarle Kustaa Ojennusnuora Wikipedia page about this book: https://fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/K%C3%A4sikirja_(Epiktetos) Produced by Matti Jarvinen, Tuija Lindholm and Distributed Proofreaders Europe "Ojennusnuora" by Epictetus is a philosophical work written in the early 2nd century AD. This text embodies the principles of Stoic thought, centering on the distinction between what is within our control and what is not, advocating for personal freedom and inner peace through self-discipline and virtue. Epictetus’s teachings, which are primarily captured through the notes of his pupil Arrian, emphasize the importance of mindset in achieving tranquility and resilience against life's adversities. The opening of "Ojennusnuora" introduces the core tenets of Epictetus's philosophy, focusing on the distinction between what is and is not under our control. He elaborates that our thoughts, desires, and actions are within our power, while external factors such as bodily health, possessions, and the opinions of others are not. The text encourages readers to align their desires and aversions with what they can control, advising that undue attachment to externalities leads to suffering. Through various aphorisms, the beginning establishes a framework for cultivating a stoic mindset, urging readers to prioritize mental fortitude over the transient nature of external circumstances. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 36.3 (College-level). Difficult to read. fi Conduct of life -- Early works to 1800 Ethics, Ancient B PA Text Classical Antiquity Category: Philosophy & Ethics 103831 2025-08-07T07:57:11.347852 text/html 103652 2025-01-15T21:21:17.890137 text/html 107862 2025-08-07T07:57:15.444795 application/epub+zip 107511 2025-08-07T07:57:12.975813 application/epub+zip 107510 2025-08-07T07:57:11.934831 application/epub+zip 216820 2025-08-07T07:57:17.405790 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 192265 2025-08-07T07:57:14.832797 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 165245 2022-09-08T06:33:20.128945 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 89116 2025-08-07T07:57:11.004837 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 88992 2020-12-12T11:52:48 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 85912 2020-12-12T11:52:48 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 20385 2025-08-07T07:57:17.543780 application/rdf+xml 12577 2025-08-07T07:57:12.428821 image/jpeg 3246 2025-08-07T07:57:12.181814 image/jpeg 34573 2020-12-12T11:52:48 application/octet-stream application/zip 34240 2020-12-12T11:52:48 application/octet-stream application/zip 108924 2025-08-07T07:57:11.356823 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog fi.wikipedia en.wikipedia