Men are disturbed not by the things that happen, but by their opinion of the things that happen. - Epictetus

"If someone speaks badly of you, do not defend yourself against the accusations, but reply; "you obviously don't know about my other vices, otherwise you would have mentioned these as well

If you find yourself acting to impress others, or avoiding action out of fear of what they might think, you have left the path.

Es normal esperar de alguien poco instruido que atribuya a los demás sus propias desgracias; de una persona que comienza a instruirse, reprocharse a sí misma; y de una persona altamente instruida, no reprochar ni a los demás ni a sí misma.