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Epictetus · c. 50 – c. 135 CE

Fragments 47 — Epictetus

Translation by George Long (1877)

Epictetus, Fragments 47

Instead of an herd of oxen, endeavour to assemble herds of friends in your house.
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Instead of piling up livestock and possessions, put your effort into gathering a circle of friends around you. Friends are the wealth worth collecting.

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  • Friendship
  • Wealth and poverty
  • Simplicity and frugality
  • Loneliness

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