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Quote of Epictetus - So when any one makes you...


Biography - Epictetus:

*Approximate years of birth and death.
Born: 50 - Died: 125
Period:
2nd century
1st century
Place of birth: Turkey
Turkey

So when any one makes you angry, know that it is your own thought that has angered you.
Epictetus - Handbook (Enchiridion)


Note 

Note



Other version: "When someone irritates you, be assured that it is your own opinion which has irritated you."


Source: Handbook (Enchiridion)

Wikisource - Epictetus, the Discourses as reported by Arrian, the Manual, and Fragments (en) 



So when any one makes you angry, know that it is your own thought that has angered you.


Translation

Translation

(French, German)



French
Lorsque donc quelqu'un te met en colère, sache que c'est ton jugement qui te met en colère.
Épictète - Manuel (Enchiridion)

German
Wenn dich also jemand reizt, so wisse, dass es deine eigene Vorstellung ist, die dich gereizt hat.
Epictetus - Handbüchlein (Encheirídion)



See also 

See also...



Men are disturbed not by things, but by the view which they take of them.
Epictetus - Handbook (Enchiridion)

If you suffer pain because of some external cause, what troubles you is not the thing but your decision about it.
Marcus Aurelius - Meditations

The solution to the problem, which you see in life, lies in living in a way that makes the problems disappear.
Ludwig Wittgenstein



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