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  • The Discourses of Epictetus
  • The Enchiridion
  • Fragments of Epictetus from Stobaeus, Antonius, and Maximus.
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    Epictetus, Works (ed. Thomas Wentworth Higginson)

    Fragments of Epictetus from Stobaeus, Antonius, and Maximus.

    Editions and translations: Greek | English (ed. George Long) | English (ed. Thomas Wentworth Higginson)
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    "ravening wolves" occurs once on this page.

    XLIII.

    As a wolf resembles a dog, so much does a flatterer, an adulterer, a parasite, resemble a friend. Take heed, therefore, that instead of guardian dogs, you do not inadvertently admit ravening wolves.




    This text is based on the following book(s):
    The Works of Epictetus: His Discourses, in Four Books, the Enchiridion, and Fragments. Epictetus. Thomas Wentworth Higginson. translator. New York. Thomas Nelson and Sons. 1890.

    This text was converted to electronic form by optical character recognition and has been proofread to a high level of accuracy.

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