Source identified
Read & copy the quotation
“Remember that thou art an actor in a play.”
- Source
- Enchiridion
- Date
- c. 125
- English wording
- George Long — Translator · from Ancient Greek
Meaning of “Remember that thou art an actor in a…”
Life is pictured as a role with conditions we did not choose, while the quality of our performance remains our responsibility.
Where does it come from?
Enchiridion 17; the longer passage compares human life with playing the role assigned in a drama.
