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“Men are disturbed not by the things which happen, but by the opinions about the things.”

Epictetus

Enchiridion (The Handbook), Ch. 5 (trans. Elizabeth Carter)

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“Men are disturbed not by the things which happen, but by the opinions about the things.”

Epictetus

Enchiridion (The Handbook), Ch. 5 (trans. Elizabeth Carter)

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