The Golden Sayings of Epictetus - Epictetus - Livres - Independently Published - 9798670972895 - 1 novembre 2020
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The Golden Sayings of Epictetus

Epictetus

The Golden Sayings of Epictetus

Book Excerpt: ...or ignoble of themselves: but the multitude the contrary. Why, what am I?--A wretched human creature; with this miserable flesh of mine. Miserable indeed! but you have something better than that paltry flesh of yours. Why then cling to the one, and neglect the other?XThou art but a poor soul laden with a lifeless body. XIThe other day I had an iron lamp placed beside my household gods. I heard a noise at the door and on hastening down found my lamp carried off. I reflected that the culprit was in no very strange case. "To-morrow, my friend," I said, "you will find an earthenware lamp; for a man can only lose what he has."XIIThe reason why I lost my lamp was that the thief was superior to me in vigilance. He paid however this price for the lamp, that in exchange for it he consented to become a thief: in exchange for it, to become faithless. XIIIBut God hath introduced Man to be a spectator of Himself and of His works; and not a spect...

Médias Livres     Paperback Book   (Livre avec couverture souple et dos collé)
Validé 1 novembre 2020
ISBN13 9798670972895
Éditeurs Independently Published
Pages 222
Dimensions 152 × 229 × 13 mm   ·   331 g
Langue et grammaire English  

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