XX.

Remember that it is not he who reviles you or strikes you, who insults

you, but it is your opinion about these things as being insulting. When

then a man irritates you, you must know that it is your own opinion

which has irritated you. Therefore especially try not to be carried

away by the appearance. For if you once gain time and delay, you will

more easily master yourself.

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