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Epictetus
Enchiridion of Epictetus Chapter 8
Chapter 8 of 53
Canonical reference 8
Ancient Greek
Heinrich Schenkl, Epicteti dissertationes ab Arriano digestae (1916)
μὴ ζήτει τὰ γινόμενα γίνεσθαι ὡς θέλεις, ἀλλὰ θέλε τὰ γινόμενα ὡς γίνεται καὶ εὐροήσεις.
English
George Long · George Long, The Encheiridion (1877)
Seek not that the things which happen should happen as you wish; but wish the things which happen to be as they are, and you will have a tranquil flow of life.
French
Jean-Marie Guyau · Jean-Marie Guyau, Manuel d’Épictète (1875)
Ne demande pas que ce qui arrive arrive comme tu le veux, mais veux ce qui arrive comme il arrive, et tu couleras une vie heureuse .
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