Play The Part You’re Given: Epictetus, Teles, and Shakespeare — SENTENTIAE ANTIQUAE

Epictetus, Encheiridion, 17 “Remember that you are an actor in a drama, whatever kind the playwright desires. If he wishes it to be short, it is short. If he wants it to be long, it is long. If he wants you to act as a beggar, act even that part seriously. And the same if…

Play The Part You’re Given: Epictetus, Teles, and Shakespeare — SENTENTIAE ANTIQUAE
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Author: Phil Slattery

Publisher, Rural Fiction Magazine; publisher, The Chamber Magazine; founder, the Farmington Writers Circle. I have written short stories and poetry for many years. In my careers as a Naval officer and in the federal government, I have written thousands of documents of many types. I am currently working on a second edition for my poetry collection and a few novels.

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