Epictetus. (c.A.D. 50c.A.D. 138). The Golden Sayings of Epictetus.
The Harvard Classics. 190914.
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But I have one whom I must please, to whom I must be subject, whom I must obey:God, and those who come next to Him.1 He hath entrusted me with myself: He hath made my will subject to myself alone and given me rules for the right use thereof.