Arrian
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Quotes
Biography
Arrian was a Greek historian, philosopher, and military commander known for his work as a historian. He was born in 86 AD in Nicomedia, Bithynia (modern-day Turkey). Arrian served as a military commander under Emperor Hadrian and later became a prominent historian. His most famous works include the 'Anabasis of Alexander,' a detailed account of the campaigns of Alexander the Great, and the 'Discourses of Epictetus,' a compilation of the teachings of the Stoic philosopher Epictetus.
Famous Quotes (5)
1
Whatever we achieve inwardly will change outer reality.
2
Be content to seem what you really are.
3
The best virtue is to be like water, which benefits all things and does not strive.
4
Do not seek to have events happen as you want, but want them to happen as they do happen, and your life will go well.
5
First say to yourself what you would be, and then do what you have to do.