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Epictetus · c. 50 – c. 135 CE

Fragments 121 — Epictetus

Translation by George Long (1877)

Epictetus, Fragments 121

As it is pleasant to see the sea from the land, so it is pleasant for him who has escaped from troubles to think of them.
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Just as it is pleasant to watch the sea from safe ground, someone who has come through hard times finds it pleasant to look back on them. Present hardship can later become something you recall with satisfaction.

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  • Adversity and hardship
  • Resilience and endurance
  • Gratitude
  • Time and the present

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