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Disease and lameness impede the body, not the will, unless the will chooses
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What Epictetus actually said
- Epictetus Greek Stoic philosopher (born in the 50s CE
Disease is an impediment to the body, but not to the will, unless the will itself chooses. Lameness is an impediment to the leg, but not to the will.
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↗Encheiridion of Epictetus, as recorded by Arrian (tr. George Long, 1877)gutenberg.org
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