The Handbook of Epictetus
Handbook 25.1
Translated by Clint Miller
English
Was someone honored above you at a dinner party, or in a greeting, or by being called in for advice? If these things are good, you should be glad he got them. If they are bad, don’t be upset that you didn’t. And remember: if you do not do the same things people do to get what is not up to us, you cannot expect an equal share of it.
Greek
Προετιμήθη σού τις ἐν ἑστιάσει ἢ ἐν προσαγορεύσει ἢ ἐν τῷ παραληφθῆναι εἰς συμβουλίαν; εἰ μὲν ἀγαθὰ ταῦτά ἐστι, χαίρειν σε δεῖ, ὅτι ἔτυχεν αὐτῶν ἐκεῖνος· εἰ δὲ κακά, μὴ ἄχθου, ὅτι σὺ αὐτῶν οὐκ ἔτυχες· μέμνησο δέ, ὅτι οὐ δύνασαι μὴ ταὐτὰ ποιῶν πρὸς τὸ τυγχάνειν τῶν οὐκ ἐφ’ ἡμῖν τῶν ἴσων ἀξιοῦσθαι.
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