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Epictetus: Enchiridion

Verified passage
“Men are disturbed not by things, but by the views which they take of things.”
EpictetusEnchiridion · c. 125 ADTrans. T. W. Higginson, 1865 — public domain

Reflection

Separate the event from the story you told about it.

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Author
Epictetus
Original source
Enchiridion
Original date
c. 125 AD
Edition used
Trans. T. W. Higginson, 1865 — public domain
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