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Epictetus

Fragments Attributed to Epictetus Fragment 20

Fragment 21 of 31

Canonical reference 20

Ancient Greek

Heinrich Schenkl, Epicteti dissertationes ab Arriano digestae (1916)

τοῦ αὐτοῦ. οἱ τὸ σῶμα εὖ διακείμενοι καὶ καύματα καὶ ψύχη ὑπομένουσιν· οὕτω δὲ καὶ οἱ τὴν ψυχὴν καλῶς διακείμενοι καὶ ὀργὴν καὶ λύπην καὶ περιχάρειαν καὶ τὰ ἄλλα πάθη φέρουσιν.

English

W. A. Oldfather · W. A. Oldfather, Epictetus: The Discourses as Reported by Arrian, the Manual, and Fragments, volume II (1928)

Those whose bodies are in good condition can endure heat and cold; so also those whose souls are in an excellent condition can endure anger, and grief, and great joy, and every other emotion.

French AI-generated translation, non-official

Codex gpt-5.6-sol · Non-official working translation · 2026-09-11

Ceux dont le corps est en bon état peuvent supporter la chaleur et le froid ; de même, ceux dont l'âme est en excellent état peuvent supporter la colère, le chagrin, une grande joie et toute autre émotion.

Fragments Attributed to Epictetus Fragment 20

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