Enchiridion · Chapter 9

Illness Impedes the Body; the Will Remains Free

1 verses · Sickness is a hindrance to the body but not to the will, unless you allow it. Lameness impedes the leg, not the moral choice. Apply this to every event you face.

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  Illness is an impediment of the body, but not of the will — unless the will chooses to be…