Enchiridion · §49

ὅταν τις ἐπαίρηται ἐπὶ τῷ νοεῖν καὶ ἑρμηνεύειν τὰ Χρυσίππου βιβλία, λέγε πρὸς σαυτὸν ὅτι "εἰ μὴ Χρύσιππος ἀσαφῶς ἔγραψεν, οὐδὲν ἄν εἶχεν οὗτος ἐφ᾽ ᾧ ἐπαίρεται".ἐγὼ δὲ τί βούλομαι; τὴν φύσιν κατανοῆσαι καὶ ταύτῃ ἕπεσθαι. ζητῶ οὖν, τίς ἐστιν ὁ ἑρμηνεύων, καὶ πυθόμενος ὅτι Χρύσιππος, ἔρχομαι πρὸς αὐτόν. ἀλλ᾽ οὐ νοῶ τὰ γεγραμμένα· ζητῶ οὖν τὸν ἑρμηνεύοντα.

hotan tis epairētai epi tō noein kai hermēneuein ta Chrusippou biblia, lege pros sauton hoti 'ei mē Chrusippos asaphōs egrapsen, ouden an eiche houtos eph' hō epairetai'. egō de ti boulomai? tēn phusin katanoēsai kai tautē hepesthai.

When someone boasts of understanding and interpreting the books of Chrysippus, say to yourself: 'If Chrysippus had not written obscurely, this person would have nothing to be proud of.' But what do I want for myself? To understand nature and to follow it. So I look for someone to interpret it, and I hear that Chrysippus can. I go to him. But I do not understand what he has written, and so I look for someone to interpret that. So far there is nothing remarkable about me. But when I find an interpreter, what remains is to act on the principles — that alone is the noteworthy thing.

— Enchiridion 49

Source: Greek (Schenkl/Oldfather critical edition tradition) + Long 1877 English translation