Seneca, Epistles 13.6

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TRANSLATOR: Long
CATEGORY: [[id:9BF937F1-C7E5-4277-8AF5-E75D72A2777B][Emotion]]
AUTHOR: Seneca
TEXT: Epistles

Whenever those around you begin to convince you that you are unhappy, consider what you actually feel rather than what you hear them say. […] Is there really anything bad in your condition? Or is the reputation worse than the reality? Ask yourself, "Could it be that I am suffering and moaning for no reason? Am I making something bad that is not?"