Shave or lose your head? Then take the head.
Epictetus, Discourses 1.2.29
Shave or lose your head? Then take the head.
Epictetus, Discourses 1.2.29
The source
"Shave or lose your head? Then take the head." Epictetus said it in Discourses 1.2.29. Translated from the original Greek by Spartan Surfers.
"ἂν ὦ φιλόσοφος, λέγω οὐ διαξυρῶμαι. ἀλλʼ ἀφελῶ σου τὸν τράχηλον. εἰ σοὶ ἄμεινον, ἄφελε."Original Greek, Discourses 1.2.29. 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 "Shave or lose your head? Then take the head."?
- Epictetus (c. 50–135 AD). Source: Discourses 1.2.29.
- What is the original Greek?
- ἂν ὦ φιλόσοφος, λέγω οὐ διαξυρῶμαι. ἀλλʼ ἀφελῶ σου τὸν τράχηλον. εἰ σοὶ ἄμεινον, ἄφελε. Translated from the original Greek by Spartan Surfers.
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