Epictetus — "We are not to be like sheep, who, when they have filled themselves, stand and ga…"

We are not to be like sheep, who, when they have filled themselves, stand and gaze, and bring nothing home but their pasture; but we should rather be like bees, which both fly and collect, and bring home honey.
Epictetus — Epictetus Ancient · Stoic philosopher, former slave

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Discourses, Book III, Chapter 24

Date: c. 108 AD

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