People are not disturbed by things, but by the view they ta… - Epictetus

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

Epictetus

Enchiridion · August 9, 2012 Verified in 1 source Sign up to see the complete provenance

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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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What disturbs men's minds is not events but their judgements on events:

For where you find unrest, grief, fear, frustrated desire, failed aversion, jealousy and envy, happiness has no room for admittance. And where values are false, these passions inevitably follow.

Seek not that the things which happen should happen as you wish; but wish the things which happen to be as they are, and you will have a tranquil flow of life.

People are not disturbed by things, but by the view they take of them. - Epictetus

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