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"What really frightens and dismays us is not external events themselves, but the way in which we think about them. It is not things that disturb us, but our interpretation of their significance."

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About Epictetus

Epictetus was a Greek Stoic philosopher who taught that virtue and rational self-control are the basis of freedom. His teachings were preserved by his student Arrian in the Discourses and Enchiridion.

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