Books like The discourses of Epictetus

The discourses of Epictetus by Epictetus reads as didactic, wise. These 12 books share its genome — matched by how they actually read, not just their shelf label.

How to Keep Your Cool

Seneca · 2019

Both explore stoicism & self-control

78% genome match

Discourses

Epictetus · 1766

Both explore stoicism & ethics

86% genome match

Letters from a Stoic

Seneca the Younger · 1969

Both explore stoicism & virtue

79% genome match

The Meditations

Marcus Aurelius · 2002

Both explore stoicism & virtue

58% genome match

Self-knowledge

John Mason · 1745

Both explore virtue

71% genome match

How to Be a Leader

Plutarch · 2019

Both explore ethics & virtue

70% genome match

Poor Richard's Almanack

Benjamin Franklin · 1830

Same classic feel

68% genome match

Aphorismen zur Lebensweisheit

Arthur Schopenhauer · 1888

Both explore ethics

67% genome match

How to live on 24 hours a day

Arnold Bennett · 1900

Same self-help feel

60% genome match

Stillness Is the Key

Ryan Holiday · 2019

Both explore stoicism & inner peace

69% genome match

The wit and wisdom of Abraham Lincoln

Abraham Lincoln · 1965

Same classic feel

63% genome match

Stoic Warriors

Nancy Sherman · 2005

Both explore stoicism

63% genome match