John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
8936 Epitetus AD 50- 138 John Bartlett
| NUMBER: | 8936 |
| AUTHOR: | Epictetus (A.D. c. 50–c. 138) |
| QUOTATION: | In a word, neither death, nor exile, nor pain, nor anything of this kind is the real cause of our doing or not doing any action, but our inward opinions and principles. |
| ATTRIBUTION: | Discourses. Chap xi. |