Epictetus Quote: First say to yourself what you would be; and

"First say to yourself what you would be; and then do what you have to do."

— Epictetus

First say to yourself what you would be; and then do what you have to do.

— Epictetus

From Discourses and Selected Writings

Source

Discourses, Book III

It's not what happens to you, but how you react to it that matters.

No man is free who is not master of himself.