It's not what happens to you, but how you react to it that matters.
— Epictetus
Enchiridion
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8 quotes on perspective from the Stoic tradition.
It's not what happens to you, but how you react to it that matters.
Enchiridion
Men are disturbed not by things, but by the view which they take of them.
Enchiridion, Chapter 5
There is nothing good or bad, but thinking makes it so.
Discourses
Dwell on the beauty of life. Watch the stars, and see yourself running with them.
Meditations, Book 7
Everything we hear is an opinion, not a fact. Everything we see is a perspective, not the truth.
Meditations, Book 2
Here is a rule to remember in future, when anything tempts you to feel bitter: not 'This is misfortune,' but 'To bear this worthily is good fortune.'
Meditations, Book 4
Think of yourself as dead. You have lived your life. Now, take what's left and live it properly.
Meditations, Book 7
It is the mind that makes us rich.
On the Happy Life, Chapter 15