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Epictetus · c. 50 – c. 135 CE

Fragments 66 — Epictetus

Translation by George Long (1877)

Epictetus, Fragments 66

As nothing is straighter than that which is straight, so nothing is juster than that which is just.
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Nothing is straighter than the straight itself, and nothing is more just than justice itself. Justice is its own standard and cannot be improved on by comparison with other things.

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  • Justice and fairness
  • Virtue and character

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