Thursday 17 September 2015

Epictetus - 6

From: The Golden Sayings of Epictetus (translated by Hastings Crossley) - from Project Gutenberg.

LXV
When a youth was giving himself airs in the Theatre and saying, "I am wise, for I have conversed with many wise men," Epictetus replied, "I too have conversed with many rich men, yet I am not rich!"