goodthoughts
No. 003Verified

Men are disturbed not by things, but by the opinions about things.

Author
Epictetus
Source
Enchiridion, 5
Date
c. 125 AD

Filed under stoicism

  1. No. 001We suffer more often in imagination than in reality.Seneca

Close in meaning

  1. No. 004Calmness of mind is one of the beautiful jewels of wisdom.James Allen