Chapter 45 of 192
Short Works, Chapter 45: The Enchiridion — XLV
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Does a man bathe quickly (early)? do not say that he bathes badly, but that he bathes quickly. Does a man drink much wine? do not say that he does this badly, but say that he drinks much. For before you shall have determined the opinion, how do you know whether he is acting wrong? Thus it will not happen to you to comprehend some appearances which are capable of being comprehended, but to assent to others.
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- 1The Enchiridion — I
- 2The Enchiridion — II
- 3The Enchiridion — III
- 4The Enchiridion — IV
- 5The Enchiridion — V
- 6The Enchiridion — VI
- 7The Enchiridion — VII
- 8The Enchiridion — VIII
- 9The Enchiridion — IX
- 10The Enchiridion — X
- 11The Enchiridion — XI
- 12The Enchiridion — XII
- 13The Enchiridion — XIII
- 14The Enchiridion — XIV
- 15The Enchiridion — XV
- 16The Enchiridion — XVI
- 17The Enchiridion — XVII
- 18The Enchiridion — XVIII
- 19The Enchiridion — XIX
- 20The Enchiridion — XX
- 21The Enchiridion — XXI
- 22The Enchiridion — XXII
- 23The Enchiridion — XXIII
- 24The Enchiridion — XXIV
- 25The Enchiridion — XXV
- 26The Enchiridion — XXVI
- 27The Enchiridion — XXVII
- 28The Enchiridion — XXVIII
- 29The Enchiridion — XXIX
- 30The Enchiridion — XXX
- 31The Enchiridion — XXXI
- 32The Enchiridion — XXXII
- 33The Enchiridion — XXXIII
- 34The Enchiridion — XXXIV
- 35The Enchiridion — XXXV
- 36The Enchiridion — XXXVI
- 37The Enchiridion — XXXVII
- 38The Enchiridion — XXXVIII
- 39The Enchiridion — XXXIX
- 40The Enchiridion — XL
- 41The Enchiridion — XLI
- 42The Enchiridion — XLII
- 43The Enchiridion — XLIII
- 44The Enchiridion — XLIV
- 45The Enchiridion — XLV
- 46The Enchiridion — XLVI
- 47The Enchiridion — XLVII
- 48The Enchiridion — XLVIII
- 49The Enchiridion — XLIX
- 50The Enchiridion — L
- 51The Enchiridion — LI
- 52The Enchiridion — LII
- 53The Enchiridion — LIII
- 54Fragments — I
- 55Fragments — II
- 56Fragments — III
- 57Fragments — IV
- 58Fragments — V
- 59Fragments — VI
- 60Fragments — VII
- 61Fragments — VIII
- 62Fragments — IX
- 63Fragments — X
- 64Fragments — XI
- 65Fragments — XII
- 66Fragments — XIII
- 67Fragments — XIV
- 68Fragments — XV
- 69Fragments — XVI
- 70Fragments — XVII
- 71Fragments — XVIII
- 72Fragments — XIX
- 73Fragments — XX
- 74Fragments — XXI
- 75Fragments — XXII
- 76Fragments — XXIII
- 77Fragments — XXIV
- 78Fragments — XXV
- 79Fragments — XXVI
- 80Fragments — XXVII
- 81Fragments — XXVIII
- 82Fragments — XXIX
- 83Fragments — XXX
- 84Fragments — XXXI
- 85Fragments — XXXII
- 86Fragments — XXXIII
- 87Fragments — XXXIV
- 88Fragments — XXXV
- 89Fragments — XXXVI
- 90Fragments — XXXVII
- 91Fragments — XXXVIII
- 92Fragments — XXXIX
- 93Fragments — XL
- 94Fragments — XLI
- 95Fragments — XLII
- 96Fragments — XLIII
- 97Fragments — XLIV
- 98Fragments — XLV
- 99Fragments — XLVI
- 100Fragments — XLVII
- 101Fragments — XLVIII
- 102Fragments — XLIX
- 103Fragments — L
- 104Fragments — LI
- 105Fragments — LII
- 106Fragments — LIII
- 107Fragments — LIV
- 108Fragments — LV
- 109Fragments — LVI
- 110Fragments — LVII
- 111Fragments — LVIII
- 112Fragments — LIX
- 113Fragments — LX
- 114Fragments — LXI
- 115Fragments — LXII
- 116Fragments — LXIII
- 117Fragments — LXIV
- 118Fragments — LXV
- 119Fragments — LXVI
- 120Fragments — LXVII
- 121Fragments — LXVIII
- 122Fragments — LXIX
- 123Fragments — LXX
- 124Fragments — LXXI
- 125Fragments — LXXII
- 126Fragments — LXXIII
- 127Fragments — LXXIV
- 128Fragments — LXXV
- 129Fragments — LXXVI
- 130Fragments — LXXVII
- 131Fragments — LXXVIII
- 132Fragments — LXXIX
- 133Fragments — LXXX
- 134Fragments — LXXXI
- 135Fragments — LXXXII
- 136Fragments — LXXXIII
- 137Fragments — LXXXIV
- 138Fragments — LXXXV
- 139Fragments — LXXXVI
- 140Fragments — LXXXVII
- 141Fragments — LXXXVIII
- 142Fragments — LXXXIX
- 143Fragments — XC
- 144Fragments — XCI
- 145Fragments — XCII
- 146Fragments — XCIII
- 147Fragments — XCIV
- 148Fragments — XCV
- 149Fragments — XCVI
- 150Fragments — XCVII
- 151Fragments — XCVIII
- 152Fragments — XCIX
- 153Fragments — C
- 154Fragments — CI
- 155Fragments — CII
- 156Fragments — CIII
- 157Fragments — CIV
- 158Fragments — CV
- 159Fragments — CVI
- 160Fragments — CVII
- 161Fragments — CVIII
- 162Fragments — CIX
- 163Fragments — CX
- 164Fragments — CXI
- 165Fragments — CXII
- 166Fragments — CXIII
- 167Fragments — CXIV
- 168Fragments — CXV
- 169Fragments — CXVI
- 170Fragments — CXVII
- 171Fragments — CXVIII
- 172Fragments — CXIX
- 173Fragments — CXX
- 174Fragments — CXXI
- 175Fragments — CXXII
- 176Fragments — CXXIII
- 177Fragments — CXXIV
- 178Fragments — CXXV
- 179Fragments — CXXVI
- 180Fragments — CXXVII
- 181Fragments — CXXVIII
- 182Fragments — CXXIX
- 183Fragments — CXXX
- 184Fragments — CXXXI
- 185Fragments — CXXXII
- 186Fragments — CXXXIII
- 187Fragments — CXXXIV
- 188Fragments — CXXXV
- 189Fragments — CXXXVI
- 190Fragments — CLXXIX
- 191Fragments — CLXXX
- 192Fragments — CLXXXI