Epictetus · c. 50 – c. 135 CE
Fragments 108 — Epictetus
Translation by George Long (1877)
Epictetus, Fragments 108
Give of what you have to strangers (ξένοις) and to those who have need: for he who gives not to him who wants, will not receive himself when he wants.
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Epictetus, Fragments 108, tr. George Long (1877)
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AI-written notesShare what you have with strangers and anyone in need, because someone who gives nothing to the needy cannot expect help when they are in need themselves.
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- Kindness and forgiveness
- Community and our duty to others
- Justice and fairness
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