Enchiridion · Chapter 24

Do Not Be Distressed by Thoughts of Low Position

1 verses · Do not let thoughts disturb you such as 'I shall live without honor, a nobody.' If lack of honor is evil, you cannot be evil through another's fault, any more than disgraced.

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  Do not let these thoughts distress you: 'I shall live in dishonor and be a nobody…