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The Handbook of Epictetus

Handbook 48.2

Translated by Clint Miller

§ 48.2
English

The signs of someone making progress: he blames no one, praises no one, finds fault with no one, accuses no one, says nothing about himself as though he were somebody or knew something. When he is blocked or hindered in anything, he accuses himself. If someone praises him, he laughs at his praiser privately; if someone blames him, he offers no defense. He goes about like a convalescent, careful not to jar anything that is setting before it has firmly healed.

Greek

σημεῖα προκόπτοντος· οὐδένα ψέγει, οὐδένα ἐπαινεῖ, οὐδένα μέμφεται, οὐδενὶ ἐγκαλεῖ, οὐδὲν περὶ ἑαυτοῦ λέγει ὡς ὄντος τινὸς ἢ εἰδότος τι. ὅταν ἐμποδισθῇ τι ἢ κωλυθῇ, ἑαυτῷ ἐγκαλεῖ. κἄν τις αὐτὸν ἐπαινῇ, καταγελᾷ τοῦ ἐπαινοῦντος αὐτὸς παρ’ ἑαυτῷ· κἂν ψέγῃ, οὐκ ἀπολογεῖται. περίεισι δὲ καθάπερ οἱ ἄρρωστοι, εὐλαβούμενός τι κινῆσαι τῶν καθισταμένων, πρὶν πῆξιν λαβεῖν.

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