Men hate those who have convinced them

In theory, it is easy to convince an ignorant person but in actual life, men not only object to offer themselves to be convinced, but hate the man who has convinced them. Epictetus. The Golden Sayings. Section 1. Number XLVII.


Image: Sculpture of Domitius Ulpianus, Roman jurist, one of the five jurists upon whom decisions were to be based according to the Law of Citations of Valentinian III, at the Palais de Justice in Brussels, Belgium courtesy of Wikimedia Commons contributor Gamandi.

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