“Remember that it is not he who gives abuse or blows who affronts, but the view we take of these things as insulting. When anyone provokes you, it is your own opinion which provokes you.”
Epictetus, c. 125 AD · Greek Stoic born into slavery
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“Remember that it is not he who gives abuse or blows who affronts, but the view we take of these things as insulting. When anyone provokes you, it is your own opinion which provokes you.”