"What disturbs men are not things, but the opinions they have of them."
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
- "No one is free if he is not master of himself."
- "We are not disturbed by things, but by the opinion we have of things."
- "Men are disturbed not by things, but by the visions they have of things."
- "Nothing is enough for the man who considers little enough."
- "You cannot avoid the storms of life, but you can learn to navigate through them."