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The Handbook of Epictetus

Handbook 33.5

Translated by Clint Miller

§ 33.5
English

Refuse to swear oaths – entirely if possible; otherwise, as far as circumstances allow. Decline dinner parties with outsiders and laymen.

Greek

ὅρκον παραίτησαι, εἰ μὲν οἷόν τε, εἰς ἅπαν, εἰ δὲ μή, ἐκ τῶν ἐνόντων. ἑστιάσεις τὰς ἔξω καὶ ἰδιωτικὰς διακρούου·

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