Epictetus: "Men are disturbed not by things, but by the views which they…"

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

Held under Practice. Wisdom is not held in the mind but shown in the life.

The universe is change; our life is what our thoughts make it.

Waste no more time arguing what a good man should be. Be one.

If it is not right, do not do it; if it is not true, do not say it.

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