And what else can I do, lame old man that I am, than sing t… - Epictetus

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And what else can I do, lame old man that I am, than sing the praise of God? If I were a nightingale, I would perform the work of a nightingale, and if I were a swan, that of a swan. But as it is, I am a rational being, and I must sing the praise of God.

This is my work, and I accomplish it, and I will never abandon my post for as long as it is granted to me to remain in it; and I invite all of you to join me in this same song.

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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It was thus an excellent reply that the woman made when she wanted to send a boatload of provisions to the exiled Gratilla;* for when someone said to her, ‘Domitian will merely confiscate them,’ she replied, ‘Better that he should take them away than that I should fail to send them.

فرقٌ بين أن تدَّخر الخبز والنبيذ كما في مستودع، وبين أن تأكل. إن ما تأكله يُهضَم ويُتمَثَّل ويُصبح أعصابًا، لحمًا، عظامًا، دمًا، لونًا صحيًّا، نفسًا صِحِّيًّا.

Recuerda que debes conducirte en la vida como en un banquete. ¿Un plato ha llegado hasta ti? Extiende tu mano sin ambición, tómalo con modestia. ¿Se aleja? No lo retengas. ¿No ha llegado aún? No lances desde lejos tu deseo, sino que espera a que el plato esté a tu lado.

And what else can I do, lame old man that I am, than sing the praise of God? If I were a nightingale, I would perform the work of a nightingale, and … - Epictetus

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