LXV
WhenayouthwasgivinghimselfairsintheTheatreandsaying，\"Iamwise，forIhaveconversedwithmanywisemen，\"
Epictetusreplied，\"Itoohaveconversedwithmanyrichmen，yetIamnotrich!\"
LXVI
Weseethatacarpenterbecomesacarpenterbylearningcertainthings：thatapilot，bylearningcertainthings，becomesapilot。Possiblyalsointhepresentcasethemeredesiretobewiseandgoodisnotenough。Itisnecessarytolearncertainthings。Thisisthentheobjectofoursearch。ThePhilosopherswouldhaveusfirstlearnthatthereisaGod，andthatHisProvidencedirectstheUniverse；further，thattohidefromHimnotonlyone’sactsbutevenone’sthoughtsandintentionsisimpossible；secondly，whatthenatureofGodis。Whateverthatnatureisdiscoveredtobe，themanwhowouldpleaseandobeyHimmuststrivewithallhismighttobemadelikeuntohim。IftheDivineisfaithful，healsomustbefaithful；iffree，healsomustbefree；ifbeneficent，healsomustbebeneficent；ifmagnanimous，healsomustbemagnanimous。ThusasanimitatorofGodmusthefollowHimineverydeedandword。