“If you are distressed by anything external, the pain is not due to the thing itself but to your own estimate of it; and this you have the power to revoke at any moment.”
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Aurelius, M. (n.d.). If you are distressed by anything external, the pain is not due to the thing itself but to your own estimate of it; and this you have the power to revoke at any moment. [Quotation]. Famous Quotations Network. Retrieved October 24, 2026, from https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/1017-if-you-are-distressed-by-anything-external-the/
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Aurelius, Marcus. “If you are distressed by anything external, the pain is not due to the thing itself but to your own estimate of it; and this you have the power to revoke at any moment.” Famous Quotations Network, https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/1017-if-you-are-distressed-by-anything-external-the/. Accessed 24 Oct. 2026.
Chicago
Aurelius, Marcus. “If you are distressed by anything external, the pain is not due to the thing itself but to your own estimate of it; and this you have the power to revoke at any moment.” Famous Quotations Network. Accessed October 24, 2026. https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/1017-if-you-are-distressed-by-anything-external-the/.