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Chapter 23
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[23.1] ἐάν ποτέ σοι γένηται ἔξω στραφῆναι πρὸς τὸ βούλεσθαι ἀρέσαι τινί, ἴσθι ὅτι ἀπώλεσας τὴν ἔνστασιν. ἀρκοῦ οὖν ἐν παντὶ τῷ εἶναι φιλόσοφος εἰ δὲ καὶ δοκεῖν βούλει, σαυτῷ φαίνου καὶ ἱκανὸς ἔσῃ.
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[23.1] If ever you happen to turn outward, desiring to please someone, know that you have lost your position. Be content, then, in everything, simply to be a philosopher; and if you also wish to appear one, appear so to yourself, and that will be enough.
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[23.1] If it ever happens that you turn outward because you want to please someone, know that you have lost your position. So in every situation, be content to be a philosopher; and if you also want to appear to be one, appear so to yourself, and that will be enough.