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«What is our good? Aphorisms» — a collection of works belonging to the pen of the ancient Greek philosopher Epictetus. It includes the Aphorisms and the treatise What is our good? These are the reflections of the famous, and ultimately leading, preacher of Stoicism from the classical Greek school on the meaning of life and nature, on morality, happiness and personal freedom.

In fact, Epictetus' reflections are the foundations of the philosophical direction of self-improvement and self-development. Epictetus believed that a person should divide all things and circumstances into those that depend on him or her and those that are independent. In the first case, one should courageously fulfil one's duty, and ignore the rest. Another famous philosopher, Emperor Marcus Aurelius Antoninus, highly valued and referred to it in his now iconic Meditations."

Epictetus is the nickname of a slave, which translates from Greek as the Acquired One. The real name of the philosopher is unknown. Epictetus was a slave of one of the favourites of the Roman emperor Nero. Later he was released. He left no written works behind, his philosophical speeches have been preserved thanks to the writings of his student Flavius Arrian.