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Fated to steal? Then fated to be whipped.

Zeno of Citium, Diogenes Laertius 7.23

The source

"Fated to steal? Then fated to be whipped." Zeno of Citium said it in Diogenes Laertius 7.23. Translated from the original Greek by Spartan Surfers.

"τοῦ δʼ εἰπόντος, εἵμαρτό μοι κλέψαι, ἔφη, καὶ δαρῆναι."

Original Greek, Diogenes Laertius 7.23. Greek: Hicks 1925 Loeb text via Perseus.

Who said it

Zeno of Citium (c. 334–262 BC). A shipwrecked merchant who founded Stoicism on a painted porch in Athens.

Questions

Who said "Fated to steal? Then fated to be whipped."?
Zeno of Citium (c. 334–262 BC). Source: Diogenes Laertius 7.23.
What is the original Greek?
τοῦ δʼ εἰπόντος, εἵμαρτό μοι κλέψαι, ἔφη, καὶ δαρῆναι. Translated from the original Greek by Spartan Surfers.

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