"Every event has two handles," Epictetus said, "one by which it can be carried, and one by which it can’t." Epictetus was a very practical, hands-on philosopher. As a teacher, he challenged students not to "speak fluently about philosophic principles as an idle babbler, but about things that will do you good if your child dies."
Two Handles
Two Handles
Two Handles
"Every event has two handles," Epictetus said, "one by which it can be carried, and one by which it can’t." Epictetus was a very practical, hands-on philosopher. As a teacher, he challenged students not to "speak fluently about philosophic principles as an idle babbler, but about things that will do you good if your child dies."