An ignorant person is inclined to blame others for his own misfortune. To blame oneself is proof of progress. But the wise man never has to blame another or himself.
EpictetusWe must ever bear in mind --that apart from the will there is nothing good or bad, and that we must not try to anticipate or to direct events, but merely to accept them with intelligence.
EpictetusIf you think you control things that are in the control of others, you will lament. You will be disturbed and you will blame both gods and men.
Epictetus