Epictetus · c. 50 – c. 135 CE
Fragments 72 — Epictetus
Translation by George Long (1877)
Epictetus, Fragments 72
A man ought to know that it is not easy for him to have an opinion (or fixed principle), if he does not daily say the same things, and hear the same things, and at the same time apply them to life.
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Epictetus, Fragments 72, tr. George Long (1877)
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AI-written notesFirm principles do not come easily: you have to repeat the same ideas daily, hear them again and again, and put them into practice in your life.
Themes and situations
- Learning and progress
- Self-discipline and habit
- Judgements and impressions
- Speech and silence
- Breaking a bad habit
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