When you see any one weeping for grief, either
that his son has gone abroad, or that he has suffered
in his affairs, take care not to be overcome by the
apparent evil; but discriminate, and be ready to say,
"What hurts this man is not this occurrence itself,-
for another man might not be hurt by it, - but the
view he chooses to take of it." As far as conversation
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goes, however, do not disdain to accommodate yourself to him, and if need be, to groan with him. Take
heed, however, not to groan inwardly too.
The Works of Epictetus: His Discourses, in Four Books, the Enchiridion, and Fragments. Epictetus. Thomas Wentworth Higginson. translator. New York. Thomas Nelson and Sons. 1890.
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