Happiness

~ By Epictetus (55-135)*

"There is only one way to happiness and that is to cease worrying about things which are beyond the power of our will."

* Even though he was born a slave in Hierapolis and endured a permanent physical disability, Epictetus held that all human beings are perfectly free to control their lives and to live in harmony with nature. After intense study of the traditional Stoic curriculum (established by Zeno of Citium and Chrysippus) of logic, physics, and ethics, Epictetus spent his entire career teaching philosophy and promoting a daily regime of rigorous self-examination. He eventually gained his freedom, but was exiled from Rome by Domitian in 89.(http://www.philosophypages.com/ph/epit.htm)