The Discourses of Epictetus: With the Encheiridion and FragmentsG. Bell and sons, 1890 - 452 pages |
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... happy " ( i . c . 3 ) . In a chapter of Providence ( i . c . 6 ) he attempts to prove the existence of God and his government of the world by everything which is or happens ; but in order to understand these proofs , a man , he says ...
... happy " ( i . c . 3 ) . In a chapter of Providence ( i . c . 6 ) he attempts to prove the existence of God and his government of the world by everything which is or happens ; but in order to understand these proofs , a man , he says ...
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... happy when so many circumstances sur- round " 96 you . " The notion of Good and Bad should be firmly fixed in man's mind . There is in the opinion of Epictetus no difference among men on this matter . He says ( ii . c . 11 ) on the ...
... happy when so many circumstances sur- round " 96 you . " The notion of Good and Bad should be firmly fixed in man's mind . There is in the opinion of Epictetus no difference among men on this matter . He says ( ii . c . 11 ) on the ...
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... happy . Since then it is of necessity that every man uses everything according to the opinion which he has about it , those , the few , who think that they are formed for fidelity and modesty and a sure use of appearances have no mean ...
... happy . Since then it is of necessity that every man uses everything according to the opinion which he has about it , those , the few , who think that they are formed for fidelity and modesty and a sure use of appearances have no mean ...
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... happy . But I , the man replied , am so wretched about my children that lately , when my little daughter was sick and was sup- posed to be in danger , I could not endure to stay with her , but I left home till a person sent me news that ...
... happy . But I , the man replied , am so wretched about my children that lately , when my little daughter was sick and was sup- posed to be in danger , I could not endure to stay with her , but I left home till a person sent me news that ...
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... happy ? It is not possible . And can he maintain towards society a proper behaviour ? He can not . For I am naturally formed to look after my own interest . If it is my in- terest to have an estate in land , it is my interest also to ...
... happy ? It is not possible . And can he maintain towards society a proper behaviour ? He can not . For I am naturally formed to look after my own interest . If it is my in- terest to have an estate in land , it is my interest also to ...
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