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1. This statement is made in the Enchiridion or “handbook of Epictetus” (a handbook for living). {See: (1) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enchiridion_of_Epictetus
(2) http://classics.mit.edu/Epictetus/epicench.html }. It presents some of the basic principles and teachings of Stoic philosophy.
I love this text. The classical philosophers are my favourite of all the philosophers. Partly because of their philosophy and partly because it's, for the most part, written in Greek; the greatest of all the languages.. in my opinion, of course. Stoic philosophy, in particular, is one of my favourites. I'm glad you mentioned it. It doesn't seem to get a lot of attention these days. The general western population seem to have a fixation on being able to control every part of their lives, which makes classical Stoicism hard to digest for some.

Excellent article. What you have said can be applied in so many different ways, not just to kilt-wearing.