Chapter 1.1
The famous opening: 'Some things are in our control and others not.' Establishes the entire framework of the work.
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From The Enchiridion by Epictetus
Epictetus opens the Enchiridion with the foundational Stoic distinction between things in our power (judgments, impulses, desires, aversions) and things not in our power (body, property, reputation, office).
Chapter 1.2
Things in our power are 'by nature free, unhindered, unimpeded'; things not in our power are 'weak, slavish, restrained, belonging to others.'
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Confusing the two categories leads to lamentation, disturbance, and blaming gods and men.
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