It is not things that disturb us, but our judgments about things.
Ταράσσει τοὺς ἀνθρώπους οὐ τὰ πράγματα, ἀλλὰ τὰ περὶ τῶν πραγμάτων δόγματα.
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Epictetus
Epictetus (c. 50-135 AD), born a slave in Phrygia, never wrote a word. His Discourses and Enchiridion, recorded by Arrian, are the most widely read Stoic texts and a direct ancestor of cognitive behavioral therapy.
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