He Had a Broken Leg - Why Emperors Still Read His Words
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A slave with a permanently broken leg and nothing to his name became the source of teachings still quoted by emperors two thousand years later; the strangest part is that his power came from denying control over almost everything people chase. Which single capacity did Epictetus cultivate that made his life worth more than palaces?
In this episode, we tell the story of Epictetus and the practical Stoic lesson he developed while owned and injured, and we follow the idea that transformed suffering into a tool: what exactly did he…
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