The impassive soul disturbs neither itself nor others.

Epicurus
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The impassive soul disturbs neither itself nor others. This quote is difficult to translate into English, but it is a very good description of what the mind should be doing. It is important to think things through, but not so much so that you are constantly distracting yourself from the real world around you. If you are constantly thinking about what other people are thinking or if you are worrying about things happening in the future, then you are not being true to yourself.

Source: The Art Of Happiness

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