# CLXII explained — Short Works

> Chapter companion for Short Works by Epictetus.

## What happens

The chapter advises using reason as a remedy for misfortune, comparing it to calling upon a good physician for aid.

## Themes in this chapter

### Reason as Guide and Consolation

Reason is explicitly prescribed as the therapeutic tool to apply against misfortune, acting as a healing guide.

## Character check-ins

### Epictetus

The author of the advice, prescribing reason as the cure for misfortune.

## Key lines

> We ought to call in reason like a good physician as a help in misfortune.

When faced with hardship, we should summon our rational faculty to heal us, just as we would seek a skilled doctor.

_Direct metaphor equating reason with medical intervention._

## Links

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