# Chapter LX explained — Short Works

> Chapter companion for Short Works by Epictetus.

## What happens

A brief, direct instruction advising self-examination and humility before judging others, implying one must first be found just by the standard of justice.

## Themes in this chapter

### Practical Ethics and Self-Discipline

Focuses on the practical exercise of self-scrutiny and moral accountability as a prerequisite for judging others.

## Character check-ins

### Epictetus

The author delivering the aphoristic instruction on self-judgment.

## Key lines

> Do not give judgment in one court (of justice) before you have been tried yourself before justice.

Do not judge others until you have first submitted yourself to the same standard of justice and been found worthy.

_Emphasizes introspection and personal ethical rigor as a foundation for any external judgment._

## Links

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