Better to die hungry and calm than live rich and rattled.
Epictetus, Enchiridion 12
Better to die hungry and calm than live rich and rattled.
Epictetus, Enchiridion 12
The source
"Better to die hungry and calm than live rich and rattled." Epictetus said it in Enchiridion 12. Translated from the original Greek by Spartan Surfers.
"κρεῖσσον γὰρ λιμῷ ἀποθανεῖν ἄλυπον καὶ ἄφοβον γενόμενον ἢ ζῆν ἐν ἀφθόνοις ταρασσόμενον."Original Greek, Enchiridion 12. Greek: Schenkl 1916 (Teubner) via Perseus.
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 "Better to die hungry and calm than live rich and rattled."?
- Epictetus (c. 50–135 AD). Source: Enchiridion 12.
- What is the original Greek?
- κρεῖσσον γὰρ λιμῷ ἀποθανεῖν ἄλυπον καὶ ἄφοβον γενόμενον ἢ ζῆν ἐν ἀφθόνοις ταρασσόμενον. Translated from the original Greek by Spartan Surfers.
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