CLII. Epictetus. 1909-14. The Golden Sayings of Epictetus. The Harvard Classics

Epictetus. (c.A.D. 50–c.A.D. 138). The Golden Sayings of Epictetus.
The Harvard Classics. 1909–14.

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Whom then shall I yet fear? the lords of the Bedchamber, lest they should shut me out? If they find me desirous of entering in, let them shut me out, if they will.	1
“Then why comest thou to the door?”	2
Because I think it meet and right, so long as the Play lasts, to take part therein.	3
“In what sense art thou then shut out?”	4
Because, unless I am admitted, it is not my will to enter: on the contrary, my will is simply that which comes to pass. For I esteem what God wills better than what I will. To Him will I cleave as His minister and attendant; having the same movements, the same desires, in a word the same Will as He. There is no such thing as being shut out for me, but only for them that would force their way in.	5