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What else can i do, a lame old man, but sing hymns to god? if i were a nightingale, i would do the nightingale's part; if i were a swan, i would do as a swan. but now i am a rational creature, and i ought to praise god. this is my work. i do it, nor will i desert my post, so long as i am allowed to keep it. and i ask you to join me in this same song.

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What Else Can I Do, A Lame

Epictetus

What else can i do, a lame old man, but sing hymns to god? if i were a nightingale, i would do the nightingale's part; if i were a swan, i would do as a swan. but now i am a rational creature, and i ought to praise god. this is my work. i do it, nor will i desert my post, so long as i am allowed to keep it. and i ask you to join me in this same song.

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