Epictetus, Golden Sayings of Epictetus as translated by Hastings Crossley, 115.
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Give thyself more diligently to reflection: know thyself: take counsel with the Godhead; without God put thine hand into nothing.
— Epictetus on Godhead
What It Means
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About Epictetus
Epictetus (c. 55 – c. 135 AD), born a slave, was a Greek Stoic philosopher. His words were recorded by his student Arrian in the Discourses and Enchiridion written in the early 2nd-century.
About Epictetus
Epictetus (c. 55 – c. 135 AD), born a slave, was a Greek Stoic philosopher. His words were recorded by his student Arrian in the Discourses and Enchiridion written in the early 2nd-century.
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