As bad tragic actors cannot sing alone, but in company with many: so some persons cannot walk about alone. Man, if you are anything, both walk alone and talk to yourself, and do not hide yourself in the chorus. Examine a little at last, look around, stir yourself up, that you may know who you are.
—Epictetus, Discourses
Epictetus (Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy)
Inspired by this amusing Hacks Blog post, which I found via Armchair Anarchist. The comments are pretty funny too.
(And the title of this post is a quote from the excellent movie Smoke Signals.)
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