Good sailing takes a pilot and wind. Good living takes reason and practice.
Epictetus, Fragment 166
Good sailing takes a pilot and wind. Good living takes reason and practice.
Epictetus, Fragment 166
The source
"Good sailing takes a pilot and wind. Good living takes reason and practice." Epictetus said it in Fragment 166. Translated by George Long, 1877.
"For making a good voyage a pilot and wind are necessary: and for happiness reason and art"George Long, 1877, Fragment 166. 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 "Good sailing takes a pilot and wind. Good living takes reason and practice."?
- Epictetus (c. 50–135 AD). Source: Fragment 166.
- What is the original wording?
- For making a good voyage a pilot and wind are necessary: and for happiness reason and art (George Long, 1877). Translated by George Long, 1877.
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