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Concerning what is in our power and what is not (1)

  • The knowledge of what is mine and what is not mine, what I can and cannot do
  • I must die. But must I die bawling?
  • I must be put in chains – but moaning and groaning too?
  • I must be exiled; but is there anything to keep me from going with a smile, calm and self-composed?

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Selected writings of philosopher Epictetus

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