The dish reaches you? Take a fair share. It passes? Let it go.

The source

"The dish reaches you? Take a fair share. It passes? Let it go." Epictetus said it in Enchiridion 15. Translated from the original Greek by Spartan Surfers.

"περιφερόμενον γέγονέ τι κατὰ σέ· ἐκτείνας τὴν χεῖρα κοσμίως μετάλαβε. παρέρχεται· μὴ κάτεχε."

Original Greek, Enchiridion 15. 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 "The dish reaches you? Take a fair share. It passes? Let it go."?

Epictetus (c. 50–135 AD). Source: Enchiridion 15.

What is the original Greek?

περιφερόμενον γέγονέ τι κατὰ σέ· ἐκτείνας τὴν χεῖρα κοσμίως μετάλαβε. παρέρχεται· μὴ κάτεχε. Translated from the original Greek by Spartan Surfers.