35.  The  unripe  grape,  the  ripe  bunch,  the  dried  grape,
ail  are  changes,  not  into  nothing,  but  into  something  which
exists  not  yet  (Epictetus,  in,  24).
36.  No  man  can  rob  us  of  our  free-will  (Epictetus,
in,  22,  105).
37.  Epictetus  also  said,  a  man  must  discover  an  art  [or
rules]  with  respect  to  giving  his  assent ;  and  in  respect  to
his  movements  he  must  be  careful  that  they  be  made
with  regard  to  circumstances,  that  they  be  consistent  with
social  interests,  that  they  have  regard  to  the  value  of  the
object ;  and  as  to  sensual  desire,  he  should  altogether  keep
away  from  it ;   and  as  to  avoidance  [aversion]  he  should
not  show  it  with  respect  to  any  of  the  things  which  are  not
in  our  power.
38.  The  dispute  then,  he  said,  is  not  about  any  common
matter,  but  about  being  mad  or  not.
