Of things some are in our power, and others are not.
- Source
- Enchiridion, 1, trans. George Long
- Written
- early 2nd century AD
About this quotation
This is the first sentence of the Enchiridion and the foundation of Epictetus’s teaching, often called the dichotomy of control. What is up to us is our own judgement, desire and action; body, reputation and property are not. The wording is George Long’s 1877 translation, which is in the public domain.