The Handbook of Epictetus
Handbook 48.1
Translated by Clint Miller
English
The position and character of a layman: he never expects benefit or harm from himself, but from outside. The position and character of a philosopher: he expects every benefit and every harm from himself.
Greek
ἰδιώτου στάσις καὶ χαρακτήρ· οὐδέποτε ἐξ ἑαυτοῦ προσδοκᾷ ὠφέλειαν ἢ βλάβην, ἀλλ’ ἀπὸ τῶν ἔξω. φιλοσόφου στάσις καὶ χαρακτήρ· πᾶσαν ὠφέλειαν καὶ βλάβην ἐξ ἑαυτοῦ προσδοκᾷ.
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