John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
8963 Epitetus AD 50- 138 John Bartlett
| NUMBER: | 8963 |
| AUTHOR: | Epictetus (A.D. c. 50–c. 138) |
| QUOTATION: | Whatever you would make habitual, practise it; and if you would not make a thing habitual, do not practise it, but habituate yourself to something else. |
| ATTRIBUTION: | How the Semblances of Things are to be combated. Chap. xviii. |