Sickness stops the body. Not the will.
Epictetus, Enchiridion 9
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"Sickness stops the body. Not the will." Epictetus said it in Enchiridion 9. Translated from the original Greek by Spartan Surfers.
"νόσος σώματός ἐστιν ἐμπόδιον, προαιρέσεως δὲ οὔ, ἐὰν μὴ αὐτὴ θέλῃ."Original Greek, Enchiridion 9. Greek: Schenkl 1916 (Teubner) via Perseus.
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.
Sickness stops the body. Not the will.
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