Men are disturbed not by things, but by the views which they take of them.
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Interpretation often intensifies pain before reality itself does. Discipline in thought can lower unnecessary suffering.
The line does not deny external hardship. It exposes the additional burden created by uncontrolled judgment, panic narratives, and untested assumptions.
Its staying power is diagnostic. Inner commentary remains one of the strongest multipliers of either steadiness or distress.
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