The Enchiridion, or Handbook of Epictetus, is a short manual of Stoic ethical advice and is a compilation of practical rules and principles compiled by Arrian, who had been a pupil of Epictetus at the beginning of the 2nd century.Epictetus focuses his attention on how to practically apply oneself, on a philosophical level, to expect what will happen and wish it to happen so. In antiquity the Enchiridion was regarded as a suitable manual of practical philosophy, and maintained its authority for many centuries, both with Christians and Pagans. In the 6th century, Simplicius wrote a commentary upon it, and two Christian writers, Nilus and an anonymous author wrote paraphrases of it, adapted for Christians, in the first half of the 5th century. The Enchiridion was first published in a Latin translation by Poliziano, Rome, 1493, and in 1496, by Beroaldus, at Bologna. The Greek original, with the commentary of Simplicius, appeared first at Venice, 1528.This edition is the well known translation by Elizabeth Carter.This Kindle book comes complete with an Active Table of Contents. Every one of the 52 paragraphs of philosophical gems is readily accessible from the Table of Contents and links at the beginning of every paragraph for easy reading and navigation.