THE GOLDEN SAYINGS OF EPICTETUS - 1912 - PREFACE THIS little volunle aims at presenting the fruit of Epictetus-what are, for us, his best and most penetrating things-in such a shape as may most commend them to English readers. That these noble utterances deserve all that the resource and beauty of the English Tongue can do to give them a worthy setting, will hardly be questioned. And to selection in general the sayings of Epictetus lend themselves with singular facility.