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Epictetus

Be careful to leave your sons well instructed rather than rich, for the hopes of the instructed are better than the wealth of the ignorant.

Epictetus

Hope

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Epictetus is saying that it is more valuable to teach your children knowledge and understanding than to simply give them money. This is because those who are educated have better and more reliable hopes for the future than those who are wealthy but lack wisdom.

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