“Do not spoil what you have by desiring what you have not; but remember that what you now have was once among the things you only hoped for.”
– Epictetus, Philosopher
「别借由渴望你没有的,来糟蹋你所拥有的;要记住你现在拥有的,也曾只是你希望得到的。」– 爱比克泰德 (哲学家)
爱比克泰德 (AD 55 – AD135) 是希腊哲学家,他以奴隶身分出生,后来成为斯多葛派 (Stoicism) 的哲学家及教师,他的教导被他的学生编录在 Discourses (语录) 里。