Epictetus...

Epictetus ad 50- ad 135

 complained that the first two, desires, duties which are the most important were prone to neglect while overvaluing the third because students are less concerned with achieving moral excellence than with gaining a reputation as disputants.

as a result the world is flooded with vain, passionate, fault finding fellows who have so little self mastery that a mouse can frighten them to death, yet they boast the name of philosopher.