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Men are disturbed not by the things which happen, but by the opinions about the things.
The Enchiridion, §5, c. 125 AD
Translated by T. W. Higginson · Stoic philosophy
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What this means, and why it matters to a father

The cornerstone of Stoic psychology: emotional suffering is produced not by events themselves but by our judgments about them—a truth Epictetus lived through enslavement.

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