Happiness and freedom begin with a clear understanding of one principle: Some things are… — Epictetus
Happiness and freedom begin with a clear understanding of one principle: Some things are within our control, and some things are not.
In the original Greek
τῶν ὄντων τὰ μέν ἐστιν ἐφ᾽ ἡμῖν, τὰ δὲ οὐκ ἐφ᾽ ἡμῖν.
The Enchiridion · 135
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Epictetus. Enchiridion, translated by George Long. Dover Publications, 2004, ch. 1.
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Epictetus. Ἐγχειρίδιον Ἐπικτήτου, Enkheirídion Epiktḗtou [Enchiridion of Epictetus]. c. 125 CE, ch. 1.
