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EPICTETUS Greek (Phrygian) philosopher (55 - 135)   CHECK READING LIST (2)    << Prev Page    Displaying page 4 of 4 Nothing great is produced suddenly, since not even the grape or the fig is. If you say to me now that you want a fig, I will answer to you that it requires time: let it flower first, then put forth fruit, and then ripen.       - Discourses--What Philosophy Promises          (ch. XV), (Geo. Long's translation)         [Fruits] If you wish to be good, first believe that you are bad.       - Fragments, (Long's translation)         [Goodness : Proverbs] Displaying page 4 of 4 for this author:   << Prev  1 2 3 [4] Last Revised: 2009 April 2 Copyright © 1999-2009 John C. Shepard. All Rights Reserved. The GIGA name and logo are trademarks registered in the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office by John C. Shepard.  WWW.GIGA-USA.COM     Back to Top of Page

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