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Epictetus · c. 50 – c. 135 CE

Fragments 5 — Epictetus

Translation by George Long (1877)

Epictetus, Fragments 5

Check (punish) your passions (πάφη), that you may not be punished by them.
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Restrain your strong emotions and appetites yourself, or they will end up punishing you.

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“passions”
— strong, uncontrolled emotions and appetites

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  • Emotions and the passions
  • Self-discipline and habit
  • Anger

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