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Remember that you are an actor in a drama of such sort as the Author chooses—

— Epictetus

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The theatrical metaphor asks how well one plays a role that is not entirely self-chosen.

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Source: The Enchiridion , Section XVII

Edition: Thomas Wentworth Higginson translation · Translated by Thomas Wentworth Higginson

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From The Enchiridion

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