Remember that it is not he who reviles you or strikes
you, who insults you, but it is your opinion about these
things as being insulting. When then a man irritates
you, you must know that it is your own opinion which
has irritated you. Therefore especially try not to be
carried away by the appearance. For if you once gain
time and delay, you will more easily master yourself.
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