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Epictetus - The Enchiridion Pt. 2
The Daily Stoic
The Marks of a Proficient Person
The characteristic of a vulgar person is that he never expects either benefit or hurt from himself, but from externals. The condition and characteristic of a philosopher is that he expects all hurt and benefit from himself. When anyone shows himself overly confident in ability to understand and interpret the works of Chrysopus, say to yourself, unless Chrysopus had written obscurely, this person would have no subject for his vanity. If I admire nothing but merely the interpretation, what do I become more than a grammarian instead of a philosopher? Except, indeed, that instead of Homer, I interpret Chrysopus.
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