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Ὁ κιθαρῳδὸς μόνος μὲν ᾄδων οὐκ ἀγωνιᾷ, εἰς θέατρον δ' εἰσερχόμενος, κἂν λίαν εὔφωνος ᾖ καὶ καλῶς κιθαρίζῃ· οὐ γὰρ ᾆσαι μόνον θέλει καλῶς, ἀλλὰ καὶ εὐ… - Epictetus
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Ὁ κιθαρῳδὸς μόνος μὲν ᾄδων οὐκ ἀγωνιᾷ, εἰς θέατρον δ' εἰσερχόμενος, κἂν λίαν εὔφωνος ᾖ καὶ καλῶς κιθαρίζῃ· οὐ γὰρ ᾆσαι μόνον θέλει καλῶς, ἀλλὰ καὶ εὐδοκιμῆσαι, τοῦτο δ' οὐκέτι ἐστὶν ἐπ' αὐτῷ.
From Epictetus's discourse On Anxiety (Discourses II.13), recorded by his student Arrian.
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Epictetus (c. 55 – c. 135 AD), born a slave, was a Greek Stoic philosopher. His words were recorded by his student Arrian in the Discourses and Enchiridion written in the early 2nd-century.
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ΕΠΙΚΤΗΤΟΣ
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Epictetus of Hierapolis
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What are you? A human being. If you think of yourself as a unit apart, then it is in accordance with your nature to live to old age, to be rich, and be healthy. But if your view of yourself involves being part of a whole, circumstances may make it right for you to be sick, go on a dangerous journey, endure poverty, even die before your time. Don't complain.
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