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Epictetus

If virtue promises happiness, prosperity and peace, then progress in virtue is progress in each of these for to whatever point the perfection of anything brings us, progress is always an approach toward it.

Epictetus

Happiness

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Epictetus is saying that if being virtuous leads to happiness, success, and peace, then improving our virtue means we are also moving closer to those positive outcomes. He emphasizes that any kind of progress is essentially moving toward a goal, so becoming more virtuous is directly linked to becoming happier, more prosperous, and more peaceful.

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