Epictetus · c. 50 – c. 135 CE
Fragments 58 — Epictetus
Translation by George Long (1877)
Epictetus, Fragments 58
As a true balance is neither corrected by a true balance nor judged by a false balance, so also a just judge is neither corrected by just judges nor is he judged (condemned) by unjust judges.
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Epictetus, Fragments 58, tr. George Long (1877)
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In plain English
AI-written notesAn accurate scale does not need checking against another accurate scale, and a faulty scale's verdict does not affect it. In the same way a fair person needs no approval from other fair people and is not diminished by being condemned by unfair ones.
Older wording
- “balance”
- — a weighing scale
Themes and situations
- Justice and fairness
- Virtue and character
- Judgements and impressions
- Being treated unfairly
- Being criticised or insulted
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