Appearances to the mind are of four kinds. Things either are what they appear to be; or they neither...

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Appearances to the mind are of four kinds. Things either are what they appear to be; or they neither are, nor appear to be; or they are, and do not appear to be; or they are not, and yet appear to be. Rightly to aim in all these cases is the wise man’s task.

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Epictetus

Philosopher from Ancient Greece

50 - 138AD

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