"If what philosophers say of the kinship of God and Man be true, what remains for men to do but as Socrates did: — never, when asked one's country, t… - Epictetus
"If what philosophers say of the kinship of God and Man be true, what remains for men to do but as Socrates did: — never, when asked one's country, to answer, "I am an Athenian or a Corinthian," but "I am a citizen of the world.
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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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Epictetus of Hierapolis
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If you commit to philosophy, be prepared at once to be laughed at and made the butt of many snide remarks, like, ‘Suddenly there’s a philosopher among us!’ and ‘What makes him so pretentious now?’ Only don’t be pretentious: just stick to your principles as if God had made you accept the role of philosopher. And rest assured that, if you remain true to them, the same people who made fun of you will come to admire you in time; whereas, if you let these people dissuade you from your choice, you will earn their derision twice over.
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