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Men are disturbed, not by things, but by the principles and notions which they form concerning things. (5). (Enchiridion 5)

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Epictetus (c. 55 – c. 135 AD), born a slave, was a Greek Stoic philosopher. His words were recorded by his student Arrian in the Discourses and Enchiridion written in the early 2nd-century.

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Native Name: ΕΠΙΚΤΗΤΟΣ

Alternative Names: Epictetus of Hierapolis • Epiktetos

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Men are disturbed not by things, but by the view which they take of them.

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If it should ever happen to you to be turned to externals in order to please some person, you must know that you have lost your purpose in life.

Open your eyes: See things for what they really are, thereby sparing yourself the pain of false attachments and avoidable devastation.

For in this Case, we are not to give Credit to the Many, who say, that none ought to be educated but the Free; but rather to the Philosophers, who say, that the Well-educated alone are free.

Men are disturbed, not by things, but by the principles and notions which they form concerning things. (5). (Enchiridion 5) - Epictetus

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