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Chapter 20
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[20.1] μέμνησο, ὅτι οὐχ ὁ λοιδορῶν ἢ ὁ τύπτων ὑβρίζει, ἀλλὰ τὸ δόγμα τὸ περὶ τούτων ὡς ὑβριζόντων. ὅταν οὖν ἐρεθίσῃ σέ τις, ἴσθι, ὅτι ἡ σή σε ὑπόληψις ἠρέθικε. τοιγαροῦν ἐν πρώτοις πειρῶ ὑπὸ τῆς φαντασίας μὴ συναρπασθῆναι· ἂν γὰρ ἅπαξ χρόνου καὶ διατριβῆς τύχῃς, ῥᾷον κρατήσεις σεαυτοῦ.
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[20.1] Remember that it is not the person who reviles or strikes you who insults you, but your judgment that such people are insulting you. Therefore, whenever someone provokes you, know that it is your own opinion that has provoked you. Above all, then, try not to be swept away by the impression; for if once you gain time and delay, you will more easily master yourself.
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[20.1] Remember that it is not the person who insults or strikes you who outrages you, but your judgment that these things are outrageous. So when someone provokes you, know that it is your own opinion that has provoked you. Therefore, above all, try not to be carried away by the impression. Once you gain some time and delay, you will more easily master yourself.