Epictetus — "Imagine a dog tied to a cart. If the dog wants to follow, it follows, adding its…"

Imagine a dog tied to a cart. If the dog wants to follow, it follows, adding its own will to the inevitable. But if the dog refuses to follow, it will be dragged along anyway.
Epictetus — Epictetus Ancient · Stoic philosopher, former slave

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Discourses, Book I, Chapter 24 (analogy, not a direct quote but a common interpretation)

Date: c. 108 AD

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