They criticized me? They clearly don't know my other faults.
Epictetus, Enchiridion 33
They criticized me? They clearly don't know my other faults.
Epictetus, Enchiridion 33
The source
"They criticized me? They clearly don't know my other faults." Epictetus said it in Enchiridion 33. Translated by George Long, 1877.
"The man did not know the rest of my faults, for he would not have mentioned these only"George Long, 1877, Enchiridion 33.
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 "They criticized me? They clearly don't know my other faults."?
- Epictetus (c. 50–135 AD). Source: Enchiridion 33.
- What is the original wording?
- The man did not know the rest of my faults, for he would not have mentioned these only (George Long, 1877). Translated by George Long, 1877.
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