It isn’t easy to convert young men to philosophy, any more than one can catch soft cheese on a hook; but those who are naturally gifted, even if one tries to turn them away, attach themselves all the more strongly to reason.
 Epictetus, Discourses (2nd century). copy citation

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Author Epictetus
Source Discourses
Topic philosophy cheese
Date 2nd century
Language English
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Note Translated by Robin Hard
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