"Who are they, these people whose admiration you want to win? Aren't they the very people whom you're in the habit of describing as mad? What, do you want to be admired by madmen?" - Epictetus, Discourses 1.21.4
Via The Practicing Stoic: A Philosophical User's Manual by Ward FarnsworthI used the Oxford World's Classic edition translation which is linked above. Farnsworth uses another translation, which I'll offer here. It's mostly a matter of style, both say the same thing:
Who are these people whose admiration you seek? Aren't they the ones you are used to describing as mad, Well, then, is that what you want - to be admired by lunatics?
*I picture Epictetus saying this to someone who is upset about having received negative comments on social media from strangers.
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