Epictetus · The Handbook
Chapter 41
English
It is the mark of a dull nature to dwell on the body: exercising a lot, eating a lot, drinking a lot, defecating a lot, copulating a lot. These things should be done in passing. Let your whole attention be on your mind.
Greek
Ἀφυΐας σημεῖον τὸ ἐνδιατρίβειν τοῖς περὶ τὸ σῶμα, οἷον ἐπὶ πολὺ γυμνάζεσθαι, ἐπὶ πολὺ ἐσθίειν, ἐπὶ πολὺ πίνειν, ἐπὶ πολὺ ἀποπατεῖν, ὀχεύειν. ἀλλὰ ταῦτα μὲν ἐν παρέργῳ ποιητέον· περὶ δὲ τὴν γνώμην ἡ πᾶσα ἔστω ἐπιστροφή.
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