Epictetus:

What, then, is the fruit of these doctrines? It is the same as that of a vine: leaves, then a blossom, then a ripe cluster. So here, first an appearance, then an impulse, then an act. And the fruit is this: freedom from disturbance, fear, and trouble; freedom from pain.

— Epictetus Ancient

Stoic philosopher, former slave

Context

Discourses, Book 1, Chapter 15

Date / Period

c. 108 AD

Source

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