"When the standards have been set, things are tested and weighed. And the work of philosophy is just this, to examine and uphold the standards, but the work of a truly good person is in using those standards when they know them."-EPICTETUS, DISCOURSES, 2.11.23-25
(“기준이 정해지면 사물을 시험하고 무게를 측정합니다. 그리고 철학의 일은 바로 이 기준을 검토하고 지키는 것이지만, 진정으로 훌륭한 사람의 일은 그 기준을 알고 있을 때 그 기준을 사용하는 것입니다."-에픽테토스, 담화, 2.11.23~25)
We go through our days responding and reacting, but it's rare to really pause and ask: Is this thing I'm about to do consistent with what I believe? Or, better: Is this the kind of thing the person I would like to be should do?
The work of living is to set standards and then not compromise them. When you're brushing your teeth, choosing your friends, losing your temper, falling in love, instructing your child, or walking your dog-all of ...
