John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
8973 Epitetus AD 50- 138 John Bartlett
| NUMBER: | 8973 |
| AUTHOR: | Epictetus (A.D. c. 50–c. 138) |
| QUOTATION: | Let not another’s disobedience to Nature become an ill to you; for you were not born to be depressed and unhappy with others, but to be happy with them. And if any is unhappy, remember that he is so for himself; for God made all men to enjoy felicity and peace. |
| ATTRIBUTION: | That we ought not to be affected by Things not in our own Power. Chap. xxiv. |