And one of the most famous texts espousing Stoicism, the Enchiridion [1], compiles the teachings of Epictetus, a crippled former slave who "lived a life of grea

And one of the most famous texts espousing Stoicism, the Enchiridion [1], compiles the teachings of Epictetus, a crippled former slave who "lived a life of great simplicity, with few possessions" [2]. Not exactly the rich and powerful. [1] https://standardebooks.org/ebooks/epictetus/the-enchiridion/elizabeth-carter https://standardebooks.org/ebooks/epictetus/the-enchiridion/... [2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Epictetus#cite_note-simpl1-11 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Epictetus#cite_note-simpl1-11