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Chapter 9
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[9.1] νόσος σώματός ἐστιν ἐμπόδιον, προαιρέσεως δὲ οὔ, ἐὰν μὴ αὐτὴ θέλῃ. χώλανσις σκέλους ἐστὶν ἐμπόδιον, προαιρέσεως δὲ οὔ. καὶ τοῦτο ἐφʼ ἑκάστου τῶν ἐμπιπτόντων ἐπίλεγε· εὑρήσεις γὰρ αὐτὸ ἄλλου τινὸς ἐμπόδιον, σὸν δὲ οὔ.
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[9.1] Illness is an impediment to the body, but not to moral purpose, unless moral purpose itself so wills. Lameness is an impediment to the leg, but not to moral purpose. Say this to yourself about everything that befalls you; for you will find that it is an impediment to something else, but not to you.
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[9.1] Illness is an impediment to the body, but not to the faculty of choice, unless that faculty itself wills it. Lameness is an impediment to the leg, but not to the faculty of choice. Say this to yourself about everything that happens to you, for you will find that it is an impediment to something else, but not to you.