"What disturbs men's minds is not events but their judgments on events." - Epictetus

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“What disturbs men's minds is not events but their judgments on events.”

— Epictetus

It's wild how much of our suffering comes from the story we tell ourselves, not the thing that actually happened. Shifting that lens can change everything.

More from Epictetus

“First say to yourself what you would be; and then do what you have to do.”

— Epictetus

“No great thing is created suddenly, any more than a bunch of grapes or a fig.”

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“It is not what happens to you, but how you react to it that matters.”

— Epictetus

“Do not seek to have everything that happens happen as you wish, but wish for everything to happen as it actually does happen, and your life will be serene.”

— Epictetus

“No man is free who is not master of himself.”

— Epictetus

“Wealth consists not in having great possessions, but in having few wants.”

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