Epictetus vs. Marcus Aurelius
Side-by-side comparison of two thinkers
Epictetus
50 – 138
Epictetus was a Greek Stoic philosopher. He was born into slavery at Hierapolis, Phrygia and lived in Rome until his banishment, after which he spent the rest of his life in Nicopolis in northwestern Greece.
"In theory there is nothing to hinder our following what we are taught; but in life there are many things to draw us aside."
Marcus Aurelius
Unknown dates
Marcus Aurelius Antoninus was Roman emperor from 161 to 180 and a Stoic philosopher. He was a member of the Nerva–Antonine dynasty, the last of the rulers later known as the Five Good Emperors and the last emperor of the Pax Romana, an age of relative peace, calm, and stability for the Roman Empire lasting from 27 BC to 180 AD. He served as Roman consul in 140, 145, and 161.
"Accept the things to which fate binds you, and love the people with whom fate brings you together,but do so with all your heart."
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