The Handbook of Epictetus
Handbook 33.15
Translated by Clint Miller
English
Stay away, too, from stirring up laughter. It is a manner that slides easily into the layman’s ways, and at the same time it can loosen your neighbors’ respect for you.
Greek
ἀπέστω δὲ καὶ τὸ γέλωτα κινεῖν· ὀλισθηρὸς γὰρ ὁ τρόπος εἰς ἰδιωτισμὸν καὶ ἅμα ἱκανὸς τὴν αἰδῶ τὴν πρὸς σὲ τῶν πλησίον ἀνιέναι.
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