Epictetus Enchiridion and Cebes Tabula (1660)

2 original Greek: β'.

The things within our power are by nature free, unhindered, and unimpeded. But the things not within our power are weak, enslaved, subject to hindrance, and belong to others.

3 original Greek: γ'.

Remember, therefore, that if you think those things which are by nature enslaved to be free, and consider what belongs to others to be your own, you will be hindered, you will mourn, you will be disturbed, and you will find fault with both gods and men. But if you consider only what is truly yours to be your own, and what belongs to others—as it indeed does—to belong to others,