What would you rather have, a pig that grunts contentedly or a philosopher who complains?
Stoic philosopher, former slave
Discourses, Book I, Chapter 5 (rhetorical question, essence retained)
c. 108 AD
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"No man can rob us of our will."
Controversial"As a man, you are a fragment of God; you have within you a part of Him. Why then are you ignorant of your own kinship, or do you not know whence you came?"
Controversial"If a man has a bad character, he is bad for himself; if he has a good character, he is good for himself."
Shocking"If a man has a bad smell, he knows it not, but his neighbor knows it. So too with our faults."
Humorous"Remember that if you are doing something for your own good, you must not be ashamed of it, even if the mob is going to misinterpret it."
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