- “**If you wish to improve**,” [[Epictetus]] once said, “**be content to appear clueless or stupid in extraneous matters**.” ([Location 426](https://readwise.io/to_kindle?action=open&asin=B07QY3CZ9L&location=426)) --- **Tags** -- [[quotes]], [[training]], [[stoicism]], [[reputation]], **Source** -- [[202409180133 - B - Stillness is the Key]]