Seneca, Epistles 71.24

ID: 5C28F02E-3F7F-4176-AE09-30DD006B2EB3
TRANSLATOR: Long
CATEGORY: [[id:A3E4FC21-752F-413F-8289-0F0BD8B81FD4][Judgement]]
AUTHOR: Seneca
TEXT: Epistles

To take the measure of great challenges, one must have a great mind: otherwise one will think the fault lies with circumstances rather than with us. it is like certain objects which despite being quite straight still give the appearance of being bent or broken when lowered into the water. It's not only what you see that matters; it's how you see. Our minds are too clouded to see things as they really are.