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Demand not that events should happen as you wish; but wish them to happen as they do happen, and you will go on well.

β€” Epictetus

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The advice concerns one's response to circumstances, not abandoning responsibilities.

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Source: The Enchiridion , Section VIII

Edition: Thomas Wentworth Higginson translation Β· Translated by Thomas Wentworth Higginson

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