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Elizabeth Carter
Introduction to the Works of Epictetus, by Elizabeth Carter Unit 36
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↑ L. 4. §. 21. These Expressions, diffused and kindled, allude to the Stoic Doctrine, that Souls are Portions of the Deity, separated for a Time, and that His Essence is Fire ↑ Ειναι τινας δαιμονας ανθρωπων συμπθειαν εχοντας, εποπτας των ανθρωπειων πραγματων. Diog. Laert. L. VII. §. 151 Scit Genius, natale comes qui temperat Astrum, Naturæ Deus humanæ, mortalis in unum Quodcunque caput.Hor. L. I. Ep. II. v. 186, &c. See Epict. B. I. c. 14. p. 46 ↑ Ειναι δ' αυτο τουτο του ευδαιμονος αρετην και την ευροιαν βιου, οταν παντα πραττηται κατα την Συμφωνιαν του παρ εκαστω δαιμονος, προς την του ολου Διοικητου βουλησιν. Diog. Laert. L. VII. §. 88 ↑ See M. Antoninus. L. II. c. 13, 17. L. III. c. 3, 5. L. V. c. 27 ↑ Condonanda tamen sententia, Stoice, vestra est. Nam si post obitum, neque præmia sint, neque pœnæ, Heu, quo perventum est! Heu, quid jam denique restat! Scilicet humanas gerit aut Res numen inique, Aut nil curat iners, aut, si bene temperat orbem, Nemo bonus miser est, nemo improbus esse beatus In vita possit, Gens ut sibi Stoica fingit. J. Hawkins Browne. I have a singular Pleasure in quoting these Lines, from a Poem, which does Honour to our Country ↑ B. II. c. 18. §. 3, 4.B. III. c. 21. p. 248, 331, 332. See likewise M. Antoninus. L. I. §. 17. L. IX. §. 4. L. XII. §. 14 ↑ Est aliquid, quo sapiens antecedat Deum. Ille naturæ beneficio, non suo, sapiens est: ecce res magna, habere imbecilitatem hominis, securitatem Dei. Sen. Epist. 53 ↑ B. IV. c. 1. §. 17.B. IV. c. 8. p. 363 ↑ Quis sapiens sit, aut fuerit, nec ipsos Stoicos solere dicere. Cic. Acad. L. IV ↑ ;Cito nequitia subrepit: virtus difficilis inventu est, rectorem, ducemque desiderat. Etiam sine magistro vitia discuntur, Sen. Natural. Quæst. L. III. c. 30
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↑ L. 4. §. 21. Ces expressions, diffusées et embrasées, font allusion à la doctrine stoïcienne selon laquelle les âmes sont des portions de la Divinité, séparées pour un temps, et son Essence est le feu. ↑ Ειναι τινας δαιμονας ανθρωπων συμπθειαν εχοντας, εποπτας των ανθρωπειων πραγματων. Diog. Laert. L. VII. §. 151. Scit Genius, natale comes qui temperat Astrum, Naturæ Deus humanæ, mortalis in unum Quodcunque caput. Hor. L. I. Ep. II. v. 186, &c. Voir Épict. L. I, ch. 14, p. 46. ↑ Ειναι δ' αυτο τουτο του ευδαιμονος αρετην και την ευροιαν βιου, οταν παντα πραττηται κατα την Συμφωνιαν του παρ εκαστω δαιμονος, προς την του ολου Διοικητου βουλησιν. Diog. Laert. L. VII. §. 88. ↑ Voir M. Antonin, L. II, ch. 13, 17 ; L. III, ch. 3, 5 ; L. V, ch. 27. ↑ Condonanda tamen sententia, Stoice, vestra est. Nam si post obitum, neque præmia sint, neque pœnæ, Heu, quo perventum est! Heu, quid jam denique restat! Scilicet humanas gerit aut Res numen inique, Aut nil curat iners, aut, si bene temperat orbem, Nemo bonus miser est, nemo improbus esse beatus In vita possit, Gens ut sibi Stoica fingit. J. Hawkins Browne. J’éprouve un plaisir singulier à citer ces vers d’un poème qui fait honneur à notre pays. ↑ L. II, ch. 18, §. 3, 4 ; L. III, ch. 21, p. 248, 331, 332. Voir aussi M. Antonin, L. I, §. 17 ; L. IX, §. 4 ; L. XII, §. 14. ↑ Est aliquid, quo sapiens antecedat Deum. Ille naturæ beneficio, non suo, sapiens est: ecce res magna, habere imbecilitatem hominis, securitatem Dei. Sen. Epist. 53. ↑ L. IV, ch. 1, §. 17 ; L. IV, ch. 8, p. 363. ↑ Quis sapiens sit, aut fuerit, nec ipsos Stoicos solere dicere. Cic. Acad. L. IV. ↑ ; Cito nequitia subrepit: virtus difficilis inventu est, rectorem, ducemque desiderat. Etiam sine magistro vitia discuntur. Sen. Natural. Quæst. L. III. c. 30.
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