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Symptoms of Illness

 Symptoms of Illness

pg.58 Stoic 6 Pack Epictetus


Did you observe in this man?

    He sinks in his knees

and shifts from foot to foot

    he is in a fever


He would be anxious about

    Poor Body, Little Property

And the will of Caesar

    But not anxious about 

Forming a false opinion ot

    exerting influences contrary to Nature

As a Physician sees a man pale,

 and judges from his patient's complexion

This man's spleen is disordered

  that man's liver is in trouble


Likewise, you may diagnose that

This man's desire and aversion are disordered.