Epictetus, Handbook 20

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TRANSLATOR: Hard
CATEGORY: [[id:A3E4FC21-752F-413F-8289-0F0BD8B81FD4][Judgement]]
AUTHOR: Epictetus
TEXT: Handbook

Remember that what insults you isn't the person who abuses you or hits you, but your judgement that such people are insulting you. So whenever anyone irritates you, recognize that it is your opinion that has irritated you. Try above all, then not to allow yourself to be carried away by the impression; for if you delay things and gain time to think, you'll find it easier to gain control of yourself.