Chapter XXVI
by Epictetus • Book 26
This chapter helps you find inner peace by stepping back from personal tragedy and recognizing our shared human vulnerability. It reminds you to view life's inevitable heartbreaks with the same calm acceptance you naturally extend to others.
“It should be always remembered how we are affected on hearing the same thing concerning others.”
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