John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
8952 Epitetus AD 50- 138 John Bartlett
NUMBER: | 8952 |
AUTHOR: | Epictetus (A.D. c. 50–c. 138) |
QUOTATION: | Appearances to the mind are of four kinds. Things either are what they appear to be; or they neither are, nor appear to be; or they are, and do not appear to be; or they are not, and yet appear to be. Rightly to aim in all these cases is the wise man’s task. |
ATTRIBUTION: | Discourses. Chap. xxvii. |