Some things are in our ...

Some things are in our control and others not. Things in our control are opinion, pursuit, desire, aversion, and, in a word, whatever are our own actions. Things not in our control are body, property, reputation, command, and, in one word, whatever are not our own actions.

Some things are in our control and others not. Things in our control are opinion, pursuit, desire, aversion, and, in a word, whatever are our own actions. Things not in our control are body, property, reputation, command, and, in one word, whatever are not our own actions.

Quotes from the same author

Men are disturbed not by things, but by the view which they take of them.

It is the nature of the wise to resist pleasures, but the foolish to be a slave to them.

Keep silence for the most part, and speak only when you must, and then briefly.

Know, first, who you are, and then adorn yourself accordingly.

We have two ears and one mouth so that we can listen twice as much as we speak.