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The Handbook of Epictetus

Handbook 33.9

Translated by Clint Miller

§ 33.9
English

If someone reports to you that a certain person is saying bad things about you, do not defend yourself against what was said. Answer instead: “Clearly he didn’t know my other faults, or he wouldn’t have mentioned only these.”

Greek

ἐὰν τίς σοι ἀπαγγείλῃ ὅτι ὁ δεῖνά σε κακῶς λέγει, μὴ ἀπολογοῦ πρὸς τὰ λεχθέντα, ἀλλ’ ἀποκρίνου διότι «ἠγνόει γὰρ τὰ ἄλλα τὰ προσόντα μοι κακά, ἐπεὶ οὐκ ἂν ταῦτα μόνα ἔλεγεν.»

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