The Golden Sayings of Epictetus, with the Hymn of Cleanthes
- Language:
- English
- Status:
- Complete work
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- Condition of the text:
- Clean text
- Extent:
- ~22,700 words · 108 passages
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- APAEpictetus. (n.d.). The Golden Sayings of Epictetus, with the Hymn of Cleanthes. SigPhi. https://sigphiai.com/en/works/epictetus/the-golden-sayings-of-epictetus-with-the-hymn-of-cleanthes
- MLAEpictetus. "The Golden Sayings of Epictetus, with the Hymn of Cleanthes." SigPhi, https://sigphiai.com/en/works/epictetus/the-golden-sayings-of-epictetus-with-the-hymn-of-cleanthes.
- ChicagoEpictetus. The Golden Sayings of Epictetus, with the Hymn of Cleanthes. SigPhi. https://sigphiai.com/en/works/epictetus/the-golden-sayings-of-epictetus-with-the-hymn-of-cleanthes.
What it is about
Selected sayings of Epictetus, with the Hymn of Cleanthes.
Context and history
Epictetus wrote nothing: everything we have was taken down by his pupil Arrian. He was a lame slave who ended up running a school. The distinction that runs through all of it: some things are up to us and some are not. **Warning: this is an anthology.**
Editorial context, not a citable source: unlike the passages of the work itself, these statements cannot be checked against the corpus.
Are these the only works of Providence within us? What words suffice to praise or set them forth? Had we but understanding, should we ever cease hymning and blessing the Divine Power, both openly and in secret, and telling of His gracious gifts? Whether digging or ploughing or eating, should we not sing the hymn to God:— _Great is God_, for that He hath given us such instruments to till the ground withal: _Great is God_, for that He hath given us hands and the power of swallowing and digesting; of unconsciously growing and breathing while we sleep! Th
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