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Quotation from The Discourses by Epictetus
“When I see a man anxious, I say, "What does this man want? If he did not want something which is not in his power, how could he be anxious”
The Discourses, Book II, Ch. 13, trans. George Long (1877)
The chapter on anxiety explains stage fright by the lute player's desire for applause, which is not in his control.
Citation: "When I see a man anxious, I say, "What does this man want? If he did not want something which is not in his power, how could he be anxious" — Epictetus, The Discourses, Book II, Ch. 13, trans. George Long (1877). (id epictetus-discourses-q7)
