Marcus Aurelius Quote

If... it be a thing external that causes thy grief, know, that it is not that properly that doth cause it, but thine own conceit and opinion concerning the thing: which thou mayest rid thyself of, when thou wilt.


VIII, 45 - Meditations (c. 161–180 CE) - Book VIII


If... it be a thing external that causes thy grief, know, that it is not that properly that doth cause it, but thine own conceit and opinion...

If... it be a thing external that causes thy grief, know, that it is not that properly that doth cause it, but thine own conceit and opinion...

If... it be a thing external that causes thy grief, know, that it is not that properly that doth cause it, but thine own conceit and opinion...

If... it be a thing external that causes thy grief, know, that it is not that properly that doth cause it, but thine own conceit and opinion...