The sun doesn't wait for applause to rise.
Epictetus, Fragment 88
The source
"The sun doesn't wait for applause to rise." Epictetus said it in Fragment 88. Translated by George Long, 1877.
"As the sun does not wait for prayers and incantations to be induced to rise ... so do you also not wait for clappings of hands"George Long, 1877, Fragment 88. 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 "The sun doesn't wait for applause to rise."?
- Epictetus (c. 50–135 AD). Source: Fragment 88.
- What is the original wording?
- As the sun does not wait for prayers and incantations to be induced to rise ... so do you also not wait for clappings of hands (George Long, 1877). Translated by George Long, 1877.
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