Do not seek for things to happen as you wish; wish for them to happen as they do, and you will find peace.
Μὴ ζήτει τὰ γινόμενα γίνεσθαι ὡς θέλεις, ἀλλὰ θέλε τὰ γινόμενα ὡς γίνεται, καὶ εὐροήσεις.
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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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