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Try to enjoy the great festival of life with other men.
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“Try to enjoy the great festival of life with other men.”

Epictetus

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The Golden Sayings of Epictetus
Date
c. 125
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Hastings Crossley — Translator and arranger · from Ancient Greek
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Meaning of “Try to enjoy the great festival of life…”

Life is pictured as something shared rather than possessed privately, joining enjoyment with participation in a wider human community.

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The Golden Sayings of Epictetus, saying III, Hastings Crossley translation.

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The sentence frames existence as abundant possibility rather than mere duration, encouraging attention to what can still be learned, attempted, appreciated, and created.

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the true joy of existence comes from living to one's highest.
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“the true joy of existence comes from living to one's highest.”

Ralph Waldo Trine · What All The World's A-Seeking · 1896
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The sentence locates fulfillment in trying to live at one’s best level of character and capacity, making aspiration itself part of the purpose of life.

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What All The World’s A-Seeking, Part III, “The Unfoldment,” printed page 75 in the represented 1896 page-text witness, cross-checked against Project Gutenberg #14312. Trine says “the true joy of existence comes from living to one’s highest” immediately after urging the reader to “live to your highest.” It remains historical New Thought / conduct-of-life counsel rather than a claim that striving automatically removes hardship or produces happiness in every circumstance.

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