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Fortify thyself with contentment: that is an impregnable stronghold.
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“Fortify thyself with contentment: that is an impregnable stronghold.”

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The Golden Sayings of Epictetus
Date
c. 125
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Hastings Crossley — Translator and arranger · from Ancient Greek
Meaning

Meaning of “Fortify thyself with contentment: that is an impregnable…”

Contentment creates a form of inward security because satisfaction becomes less dependent on circumstances that can be taken away.

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The Golden Sayings of Epictetus, saying XVII, Hastings Crossley translation.

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True instruction is this:—to learn to wish that each thing should come to pass as it does.
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“True instruction is this:—to learn to wish that each thing should come to pass as it does.”

Epictetus · The Golden Sayings of Epictetus · c. 125
Meaning & context

Stoic instruction begins by reducing the conflict between reality and demand, leaving judgment and action to work with what actually occurs.

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The Golden Sayings of Epictetus, saying XXVI, Hastings Crossley translation.

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The mind is its own place.
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“The mind is its own place.”

John Milton · Paradise Lost · 1667
Voice: Poetic speaker · Satan
Meaning & context

The statement emphasizes how mental framing can alter the experience of circumstances, for good or ill.

Source details

Paradise Lost (1667), Book I, line 254; retained legacy short extract from the fuller Satan sentence beginning ‘The mind is its own place’ and continuing into line 255. It is the same underlying passage as the longer catalog record, not a separate fifth passage.

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