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Quotation from The Discourses by Epictetus
“freedom is acquired not by the full possession of the things which are desired, but by removing the desire”
The Discourses, Book IV, Ch. 1, trans. George Long (1877)
The conclusion of the long discourse on freedom, after showing that those who gain office or wealth remain as feverish and restless as before.
Citation: "freedom is acquired not by the full possession of the things which are desired, but by removing the desire" — Epictetus, The Discourses, Book IV, Ch. 1, trans. George Long (1877). (id epictetus-discourses-q11)
