The trained fall too. They just get up faster.
Epictetus, Fragment 161
The source
"The trained fall too. They just get up faster." Epictetus said it in Fragment 161. Translated by George Long, 1877.
"Those who have been instructed, like those who have been trained in the palaestra, though they may have fallen, rise again from their misfortune quickly and skilfully"George Long, 1877, Fragment 161. 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 trained fall too. They just get up faster."?
- Epictetus (c. 50–135 AD). Source: Fragment 161.
- What is the original wording?
- Those who have been instructed, like those who have been trained in the palaestra, though they may have fallen, rise again from their misfortune quickly and skilfully (George Long, 1877). Translated by George Long, 1877.
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