“Where is Good? In our reasoned choices. Where is evil? In our reasoned choices. Where is that which is neither Good nor Evil? In the things outside of our own reasoned choice.”
- Epictetus, Discourses
Today, as things happen and you find yourself wondering what they all mean-as you find yourself contemplating various decisions, remember: the right thing to do always comes from our reasoned choice. Not whether something is rewarded. Not whether something will succeed, but whether it is the right choice.
Epictetus’s dictum helps us cut through all this with clarity and confidence. Is something good or bad? Is this right or wrong?
Ignore everything else. Focus only on your reasoned choices.
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