If you win the adoration of others by pretending to be some… - Epictetus

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If you win the adoration of others by pretending to be someone you’re not, you may gain celebrity or high office — but you will lose out on the fulfillment of a life best-suited to your attributes and abilities.

Epictetus

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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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When you are feeling upset, angry, or sad,” Epictetus said, “don’t blame another for your state of mind. Your condition is the result of your own opinions and interpretations. . . .

Are the Trojans wise or foolish? If they are wise, do not quarrel with them; if they are fools, ignore them.

Whenever we do something wrong, then, from now on we will not blame anything except the opinion on which it’s based; and we will try to root out wrong opinions with more determination than we remove tumours or infections from the body. [36]

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