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The Golden Sayings of Epictetus, with the Hymn of Cleanthes
Epictetus · translated by Hastings Crossley
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- VII — What saith Antisthenes? Hast thou never heard?—
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- XVIII — And to this I reply:—
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- XXXVI — Asked how a man might convince himself that every single act of his was under the eye of God, Epictetus answered:—
- XXXVII — “But,” you say, “I cannot comprehend all this at once.”
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- LII — “That Socrates should ever have been so treated by the Athenians!”
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- XC — Asked what Common Sense was, Epictetus replied:—
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- CXXVI — Have you again forgotten? Know you not that a good man does nothing for appearance’ sake, but for the sake of having done right? …
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- CXXXVIII — “How understandest thou attach himself to God?“
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- CLXXVII — When a man prides himself on being able to understand and interpret the writings of Chrysippus, say to yourself:—
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- CLXXXIV — On all occasions these thoughts should be at hand:—
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- Appendix A — Fragments Attributed to Epictetus
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- Appendix B — The Hymn of Cleanthes
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