A goose isn't scared by cackling. Don't be scared by the crowd.
Epictetus, Fragment 85
A goose isn't scared by cackling. Don't be scared by the crowd.
Epictetus, Fragment 85
The source
"A goose isn't scared by cackling. Don't be scared by the crowd." Epictetus said it in Fragment 85. Translated by George Long, 1877.
"As a goose is not frightened by cackling nor a sheep by bleating, so let not the clamour of a senseless multitude alarm you"George Long, 1877, Fragment 85. Ancient fragment attributed to Epictetus; authenticity disputed, so credit as "attributed to Epictetus".
Who said it
Epictetus (c. 50–135 AD). Born enslaved, became the most influential Stoic teacher of his age. His student Arrian wrote down the Discourses and the Enchiridion.
Questions
- Who said "A goose isn't scared by cackling. Don't be scared by the crowd."?
- Epictetus (c. 50–135 AD). Source: Fragment 85.
- What is the original wording?
- As a goose is not frightened by cackling nor a sheep by bleating, so let not the clamour of a senseless multitude alarm you (George Long, 1877). Translated by George Long, 1877.
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