“The key is to keep company only with people who uplift you, whose presence calls forth your best.”
— Epictetus, Philosopher
「重点是只和可以提升你的人在一起,他们的在场带出你最好的部分。」– 爱比克泰德 (哲学家)
company (n.) 朋友、与你相处的人。例:We may judge others by the company they keep. (借由别人交友的对象,我们可以判别他们。) uplift (v.) 改善道德或精神状况。call forth 超致某反应。例:Leaders with integrity also call forth integrity and good behaviors in others. (正直的领导者也会引出别人的正直及良好的行为。)
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。