Epictetus, (ca. 55-135 AD) Golden Sayings of Epictetus (62)
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No labor, according to Diogenes, is good but that which aims at producing courage and strength of soul rather than of body.
— Epictetus on Diogenes of Sinope
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Source: Wikiquote: "Diogenes of Sinope" (Quotes about Diogenes)
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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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