Quote of Epictetus - Nothing great is created suddenly, any...
Biography - Epictetus:
*Approximate years of birth and death.
Born: 50 - Died: 125
Period:
2nd century
1st century
Place of birth: Turkey
Born: 50 - Died: 125
Period:
2nd century
1st century
Place of birth: Turkey
Nothing great is created suddenly, any more than a bunch of grapes or a fig. If you tell me that you desire a fig. I answer you that there must be time. Let it first blossom, then bear fruit, then ripen.
See also...
Quotes about time:
In rivers, the water that you touch is the last of what has passed and the first of that which comes; so with present time.
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