Nothing is fitting when Minerva is unwilling — that is, when nature opposes and resists.
Nihil decet invita Minerva, ut aiunt, id est adversante et repugnante natura.
Philosophers
Panaetius
Greek Stoic (c. 185-109 BC), last head of the Athenian Stoa. He reformed strict early Stoicism into a liveable ethics. His On Duties survives via Cicero and shaped Western moral and political thought for two millennia.
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Source: キケロ『義務について』第1巻110節 (パナイティオスの「役割」論の中核)Verified