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Difficulties show what people are, like a trainer matching a wrestler with a rough opponent
Drawn from what Epictetus said
What Epictetus actually said
- Epictetus Greek Stoic philosopher (born in the 50s CE
It is circumstances (difficulties) which show what men are. Therefore when a difficulty falls upon you, remember that God, like a trainer of wrestlers, has matched you with a rough young man.
Where this was said
↗Encheiridion of Epictetus, as recorded by Arrian (tr. George Long, 1877)gutenberg.org
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