A Philosopher's school is a Surgery: pain, not pleasure, you should have felt therein. For on entering none of you is whole. (Epictetus)

A Philosopher's school is a Surgery: pain, not pleasure, you should have felt therein. For on entering none of you is whole.

Epictetus

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