John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
8950 Epitetus AD 50- 138 John Bartlett
| NUMBER: | 8950 |
| AUTHOR: | Epictetus (A.D. c. 50–c. 138) |
| QUOTATION: | If we are not stupid or insincere when we say that the good or ill of man lies within his own will, and that all beside is nothing to us, why are we still troubled? |
| ATTRIBUTION: | Discourses. Chap. xxv. |