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"If anyone is unhappy, remember that his unhappiness is his own fault... Nothing else is the cause of anxiety or loss of tranquility except our own opinion." -
by firefoxman1 14y ago
"If anyone is unhappy, remember that
his unhappiness is his own fault...
Nothing else is the cause of anxiety or loss of tranquility
except our own opinion."
- Epictetus
- wpietri 14y agoHe has a point. But clearly Epictetus did not have party-all-night upstairs neighbors with bad taste in music. Just sayin'.
- djt 14y agoEpictetus was born into slavery, was lame, became a free man somehow, presumably from studying philosophy, then was banned from Rome for being a philosopher. I'd say he argues the same point as this article in that he was happy regardless of the circumstances of his life.
- mark_integerdsv 14y agoYes but did he have to endure The Black Eyed Peas?