Book I, ch. 2, § 1.
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To the rational being only the irrational is unendurable, but the rational is endurable.
• Variant translation: To a reasonable creature, that alone is insupportable which is unreasonable; but everything reasonable may be supported.
— Epictetus
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This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "To the rational being only the irrational is unendurable, but the rational is endurable.
• Variant translation: To a reasonable creature, that alone is insupportable which is unreasonable; but everything reasonable may be supported." in the context of "Book I, ch. 2, § 1." to mean that wisdom is timeless.
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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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