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... becomes very difficult when he tries to express it in another language . It is true that Epictetus is generally intelligible ; but the style or manner of the author , or we may say of Arrian , who attempted to produce what he heard , is ...
... becomes very difficult when he tries to express it in another language . It is true that Epictetus is generally intelligible ; but the style or manner of the author , or we may say of Arrian , who attempted to produce what he heard , is ...
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... becoming and conformable to duty ; an inquiry which is conducted by reason , and the result is exhibited in practice . The old Stoics considered virtue to be the property only of the wise man ; and they even doubted whether such a man ...
... becoming and conformable to duty ; an inquiry which is conducted by reason , and the result is exhibited in practice . The old Stoics considered virtue to be the property only of the wise man ; and they even doubted whether such a man ...
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... become habituated to any thing good if a person is not habituated by reason ( by teaching ) ; in power indeed the habit ( practice ) has the advantage over teaching , for habit ( practice ) is more efficacious in leading a man to act ...
... become habituated to any thing good if a person is not habituated by reason ( by teaching ) ; in power indeed the habit ( practice ) has the advantage over teaching , for habit ( practice ) is more efficacious in leading a man to act ...
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... becoming , must " struggle against appear- ances " ( ii . c . 18 ) . This is not an easy thing , but it is the only way of obtaining true freedom , tranquillity of mind , and the dominion over the movements of the soul , in a word ...
... becoming , must " struggle against appear- ances " ( ii . c . 18 ) . This is not an easy thing , but it is the only way of obtaining true freedom , tranquillity of mind , and the dominion over the movements of the soul , in a word ...
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... become swift , that all dogs are skilled in tracking footprints ? What then , since I am naturally dull , shall I , for this reason , take no pains ? I hope not . Epictetus is not superior to Socrates ; but if he is not inferior , this ...
... become swift , that all dogs are skilled in tracking footprints ? What then , since I am naturally dull , shall I , for this reason , take no pains ? I hope not . Epictetus is not superior to Socrates ; but if he is not inferior , this ...
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