242. No need to be anxious even in front of a king

from Stoic Meditations · host Massimo Pigliucci

Epictetus explains why king Antigonus was anxious to meet Zeno, the founder of Stoicism, and not vice versa. The king had not yet internalized the fundamental principle of the dichotomy of control: making a good impression on others is not up to us.

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