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Epictetus · c. 50 – c. 135 CE

Fragments 111 — Epictetus

Translation by George Long (1877)

Epictetus, Fragments 111

It is the part of a wise man to resist pleasures, but of a foolish man to be a slave to them.
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Resisting pleasure is what wise people do, while giving in to it makes you its slave.

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  • Self-discipline and habit
  • Pleasure and pain
  • Freedom
  • Virtue and character
  • Breaking a bad habit

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