| Epictetus. (c.A.D. 50–c.A.D. 138). The Golden Sayings of Epictetus. |
| XXV |
| A man asked me to write to Rome on his behalf who, as most people thought, had met with misfortune; for having been before wealthy and distinguished, he had afterwards lost all and was living here. So I wrote about him in a humble style. He however on reading the letter returned it to me, with the words: “I asked for your help, not for your pity. No evil has happened unto me.” | 1 |
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