![Some things are up to us [eph' hêmin] and some things are not up to us. Our opinions are up to us, and our impulses, desires, aversions–in short, whatever is our own doing. Our bodies are not up to us, nor are our possessions, our reputations, or our public offices, or, that is, whatever is not our own doing.](/assets/img/quote-photos/some-things-are-up-to-us-eph-hemin-and-some-things-are-not-up-to-us-our-opini-638978445272804107.jpg)
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