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Fragment 27

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We must discover, said he, an art that deals with assent, and in the sphere of the choices we must be careful to maintain close attention, that they be made with due reservations, that they be social, and that they be according to merit; and from desire we must refrain altogether, and must exercise aversion towards none of the things that are not under our control.

Epictetus, Discourses, Fragment 27, translated by W. A. Oldfather (1925–1928). The Stoic Library.