So don't make a show of your philosophical learning to the … - Epictetus

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So don't make a show of your philosophical learning to the uninitiated, show them by your actions what you have absorbed.

Epictetus

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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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To admonish is better than to reproach for admonition is mild and friendly, but reproach is harsh and insulting; and admonition corrects those who are doing wrong, but reproach only convicts them.

O senhor de si mesmo é aquele que possui o poder de conservar ou repelir as coisas desejadas ou não desejadas.

well as the others, namely, the faculty of reason. Reason is unique among the faculties assigned

So don't make a show of your philosophical learning to the uninitiated, show them by your actions what you have absorbed. - Epictetus

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