The Handbook of Epictetus
Handbook 33.6
Translated by Clint Miller
English
But if the occasion arises, keep your attention stretched tight so that you never slip into the layman’s ways. Understand this: if your companion is dirty, whoever rubs up against him is bound to get dirty too, however clean he happens to be.
Greek
ἐὰν δέ ποτε γίνηται καιρός, ἐντετάσθω σοι ἡ προσοχή, μήποτε ἄρα ὑπορρυῇς εἰς ἰδιωτισμόν. ἴσθι γάρ, ὅτι, ἐὰν ὁ ἑταῖρος ᾖ μεμολυσμένος, καὶ τὸν συνανατριβόμενον αὐτῷ συμμολύνεσθαι ἀνάγκη, κἂν αὐτὸς ὢν τύχῃ καθαρός.
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