Concerning what is in our power and what is not (2) - Deepstash

Concerning what is in our power and what is not (2)

  • Man, the rational animal, can put up with anything except what seems to him irrational; whatever is rational is tolerable
  • Physical hardships are not intolerable by nature. The Spartans, for instance, gladly submit to being whipped because they are taught that it is done for good reason
  • But what about being hanged – isn’t that intolerable? Well, people frequently go and hang themselves, whenever they judge that it is a reasonable course of action.

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Selected writings of philosopher Epictetus

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