Instead of acting on impulse, take a step back — wait till … - Epictetus

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Instead of acting on impulse, take a step back — wait till the enchantment fades and you can see things as they are.

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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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In short, we do not abandon any discipline for despair of ever being the best in it.

It is a measure of the effort we are prepared to expend to guard against deception when accuracy is at a premium.

So – a true philosopher is under no obligation to respect vulgar opinion as to what is religious or irreligious, what is just or unjust. What dishonour he brings on philosophers in general if he did! That’s not what you learned here.

Instead of acting on impulse, take a step back — wait till the enchantment fades and you can see things as they are. - Epictetus

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