"Do not be distressed by what you cannot change."
Source not yet traced to a specific passage, so treat the exact wording as unverified. See disputed and misattributed quotes.
Epictetus is one of the Stoic philosophers.
More quotes from Epictetus
- "Tranquility comes when you stop expecting things to be different."
- "True wealth is not in having great possessions, but in having few needs."
- "True joy comes from within, not from without."
- "A boat should not rely on a single anchor, nor life on a single hope."
- "Much of our anger or irritation comes from our own lack of awareness."