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Chapter 47
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[47.1] ὅταν εὐτελῶς ἡρμοσμένος ᾖς κατὰ τὸ σῶμα, μὴ καλλωπίζου ἐπὶ τούτῳ μήδʼ, ἂν ὕδωρ πίνῃς, ἐκ πάσης ἀφορμῆς λέγε, ὅτι ὕδωρ πίνεις. κἂν ἀσκῆσαί ποτε πρὸς πόνον θέλῃς. σεαυτῷ καὶ μὴ τοῖς ἔξω· μὴ τοὺς ἀνδριάντας περιλάμβανε· ἀλλὰ διψῶν ποτε σφοδρῶς ἐπίσπασαι ψυχροῦ ὕδατος καὶ ἔκπτυσον καὶ μηδενὶ εἴπῃς.
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[47.1] When you have trained your body to live simply, do not pride yourself on it; and if you drink water, do not take every opportunity to announce that you drink water. If you ever wish to train yourself to endure hardship, do it for your own sake and not for those outside you. Do not embrace statues; instead, when you are fiercely thirsty, draw a mouthful of cold water, spit it out, and tell no one.
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[47.1] When you have adopted a simple way of caring for your body, do not take pride in it. If you drink water, do not take every opportunity to say that you drink water. And if you ever want to train yourself to endure hardship, do it for yourself and not for outsiders. Do not embrace statues. Instead, when you are extremely thirsty, take a mouthful of cold water, spit it out, and tell no one.