An idea from Discourses and Enchiridion

The first job is to drop conceit, since “it is impossible for a man to begin to learn that which he thinks that he knows.” Everyone already uses words like good and fair. The fights start over which case they fit.

From Discourses and Enchiridion by Epictetus

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