keep your language free of obscenities. Do not dip into the gutter in search of cheap laughs. - Epictetus

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keep your language free of obscenities. Do not dip into the gutter in search of cheap laughs.

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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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Native Name: ΕΠΙΚΤΗΤΟΣ
Alternative Names: Epictetus of Hierapolis • Epiktetos
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But what master, I wonder, do you yourself serve? Money? Women? Boys? The emperor or one of his subordinates? It has to be one of them, or you wouldn’t fret about such things.
Discourses and Selected Writings · November 25, 2008 Verified in 1 source Sign up to see the complete provenance
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