Epictetus Quotes
Suppose I Should Say To A Wrestler, 'Show Me Your Muscle'. And He Should Answer Me, 'See My Dumb-bells'. Your Dumb-bells Are Your Own Affair; I Want To See The Effect Of Them.
Take The Treatise 'On Choice', And See How Thoroughly I Have Perused It.
I Am Not Asking About This, O Slave, But How You Act In Choosing And Refusing, How You Manage Your Desires And Aversions, Your Intentions And Purposes, How You Meet Events
Whether You Are In Harmony With Nature's Laws Or Opposed To Them. If In Harmony, Give Me Evidence Of That, And I Will Say You Are Progressing; If The Contrary, You May Go Your Way, And Not Only Comment On Your Books, But Write Some Like Them Yourself; And What Good Will It Do You?
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