Some things are within our power, while others are not. Within our power are opinion, motivation, desire, aversion, and, in a word, whatever is of our own doing. Not within our power are our body, our property, reputation, office, and, in a word, whatever is not of our own doing.
The things within our power are by nature free, unhindered, and unimpeded; but those beyond our power are weak, dependent, hindered, and alien.
Remember, then, that if you attribute freedom to things by nature dependent and take what belongs to others for your own, you will be hindered, you will lament, you will be disturbed, and you will find fault both with gods and men.
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