Epictetus · c. 50 – c. 135 CE

Fragments 92 — Epictetus

Translation by George Long (1877)

It is more necessary to heal the soul than the body, for to die is better than to live a bad life.

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Looking after the health of your character matters more than looking after your body, because a life of wrongdoing is worse than death. Moral health is the priority.

Themes and situations

Virtue and character
Illness and the body
Death and mortality