We are not disturbed by what happens to us, but by our thoughts about what happens to us.

ταράσσει τοὺς ἀνθρώπους οὐ τὰ πράγματα, ἀλλὰ τὰ περὶ τῶν πραγμάτων δόγματα

Epictetus

Read The Enchiridion at Project Gutenberg

More information about this quote

Topic

Thoughts Inner turmoil

Author

Epictetus

Source

The Enchiridion

Language

Greek

Time

125 120s 2nd century

Era

Classical antiquity

Occupation

Stoic Philosopher

From

Turkey Europe Roman Empire

Authentication Score 0

Original Citation

Epictetus. Ἐγχειρίδιον Ἐπικτήτου, Enkheirídion Epiktḗtou [Enchiridion of Epictetus]. c. 125 CE, ch. 5.

Current Citation

Epictetus. Enchiridion, translated by George Long. Dover Publications, 2004, ch. 5.

Illustrated Quote

A quote by Epictetus about thoughts: “We are not disturbed by what happens to us, but by our thoughts about…”
Download
A quote by Epictetus about thoughts: “We are not disturbed by what happens to us, but by our thoughts about…”
Download
A quote by Epictetus about thoughts: “We are not disturbed by what happens to us, but by our thoughts about…”
Download

Related Quotes

Below are one or more quotes that share at least one tag with the quote at the top of the page

Another quote from Classical antiquity

And God saw that it was good.

Genesis 1:21

Buy the Bible (KJV) at Amazon Buy the Bible (KJV) at Amazon
Read this verse at Bible Hub
More information about this quote
Topic
Nature of the world Creation of the world Creation The world
Source
Genesis The Bible
Medium
Scripture
Genre
Religious literature
Language
Hebrew
Time
1405 BC 1400s BC 15th century BC
Era
Classical antiquity
Authentication Score 3
Citation

The Holy Bible: The King James Version. 1611. (Genesis 1:21).

Another quote originally in Greek

Behold! human beings living in an underground den... Like ourselves... They see only their own shadows, or the shadows of one another, which the fire throws on the opposite wall of the cave.

Socrates

Quoted in Republic, by Plato

Buy the Republic at Amazon Buy the Republic at Amazon
Read the Republic at MIT's classics department website
More information about this quote
Topic
Ignorance Education
Speaker
Socrates

Author

Plato
Source
Republic
Medium
Philosophical dialogue Dialogue
Genre
Philosophical literature
Language
Greek
Time
375 BC 370s BC 4th century BC
Era
Classical antiquity
Authentication Score 1
Original Citation

Socrates. Quoted in Πολιτεία [Republic], written by Plato. c. 375 BCE.

Current Citation

Socrates. Quoted in Republic, written by Plato, translated by Desmond Lee. Penguin Classics, 2007.