The Works of Epictetus: Consisting of His Discourses in Four Books Preserved by Arrian, the Enchiridion, and Fragments, Volume 1Rivington, 1807 |
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... possible for human Na- ture to arrive . Yet , at the same time , by flat- tering Man with false and presumptuous Ideas of his own Power and Excellence , it tempted even the best to Pride : a Vice not only dread- fully mischievous in ...
... possible for human Na- ture to arrive . Yet , at the same time , by flat- tering Man with false and presumptuous Ideas of his own Power and Excellence , it tempted even the best to Pride : a Vice not only dread- fully mischievous in ...
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... possible for a Philosopher to be mistaken in his Judgment , after he hath lost his Senses t . § . 7 . * It seems strange , that the Stoics generally put the Assents last : since both the Affections and Will should be governed by the ...
... possible for a Philosopher to be mistaken in his Judgment , after he hath lost his Senses t . § . 7 . * It seems strange , that the Stoics generally put the Assents last : since both the Affections and Will should be governed by the ...
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... possible to be inattentive to so awakening a Speaker as Epictetus . There is such a Warmth and Spirit in his Exhortations ; and his good Sense is enlivened by such a Keen- ness of Wit , and Gaiety of Humour , as render the Study of him ...
... possible to be inattentive to so awakening a Speaker as Epictetus . There is such a Warmth and Spirit in his Exhortations ; and his good Sense is enlivened by such a Keen- ness of Wit , and Gaiety of Humour , as render the Study of him ...
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... possible , and preserve as Memorials for my own Use , of his manner of Thinking , and Freedom of Speech . These Discourses are such as one Person would naturally deliver from his own Thoughts , extempore , to another ; not such as he ...
... possible , and preserve as Memorials for my own Use , of his manner of Thinking , and Freedom of Speech . These Discourses are such as one Person would naturally deliver from his own Thoughts , extempore , to another ; not such as he ...
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... possible that , in these respects , we should not be hindered by things without us ? § . 3. But what says Jupiter ? " O Epic- tetus , if it were possible , I had made this little body and property of thine free , and not liable to ...
... possible that , in these respects , we should not be hindered by things without us ? § . 3. But what says Jupiter ? " O Epic- tetus , if it were possible , I had made this little body and property of thine free , and not liable to ...
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Page 310 - tis the price of toil; The knave deserves it, when he tills the soil, The knave deserves it, when he tempts the main, Where folly fights for kings, or dives for gain. The good man may be weak, be indolent; Nor is his claim to plenty, but content.
Page 310 - God, who at sundry times, and in divers manners, spake in times past unto the fathers by the prophets, hath in these last days spoken unto us by his Son...
Page 310 - And behold, I come quickly, and my reward is with me, to give to every man according as his work shall be.
Page 78 - ... the Deity, and rehearse his benefits ? Ought we not, whether we dig, or plough, or eat, to sing this hymn to God ? Great is God, who has supplied us with these instruments to till the ground ; great is God, who has given us hands and organs of digestion ; who has given us to grow insensibly, to breathe in sleep.
Page 72 - When, then, you have shut the doors and made darkness within, remember never to say that you are alone, for you are not; but God is within, and your Demon is within, and what need have they of light to see what you are doing?
Page 69 - If I did despise the cause of my manservant or of my maid-servant when they contended with me, what then shall I do when God riseth up? and when he visiteth, what shall I answer him? Did not he that made me in the womb, make him? and did not one fashion us in the womb?
Page 310 - Doth it pass by you? Do not stop it. Is it not yet come? Do not stretch forth your desire towards it, but wait till it reaches you. Thus do with regard to children, to a wife, to public posts, to riches, and you will be, some time or other, a worthy partner of the feasts of the gods.
Page 310 - ... in your way, but your thoughts ought to be bent towards the ship, and perpetually attentive lest the captain should call, and then you must leave all these things, that you may not...
Page 310 - Remember that thou art an actor in a play of such a kind as the teacher (author) may choose; if short, of a short one; if long, of a long one: if he wishes you to act the part of a poor man, see that you act the part naturally; if the part of a lame man, of a magistrate, of a private person, (do the same). For this is your duty, to act well the part that is given to you; but to select the part, belongs to another.
Page 345 - As it is better to lie straitened for room upon a little couch in health, than to toss upon a wide bed in sickness, so it is better to contract yourself within the compass of a small fortune and be happy, than to have a great one and be wretched.