Dismissing Troublesome Impressions and Regaining Tranquility

Notes

1. §5.2.1Ὡς εὔκολον — An exclamatory sentence introduced by the adverb ὡς ("how"), with the neuter adjective εὔκολον ("easy"). The copula ἐστίν is omitted, and the subsequent infinitives (ἀπώσασθαι, ἀπαλεῖψαι, εἶναι) function as the subject.
2. §5.2.1φαντασίαν — A central concept in Stoic philosophy, referring to the "impression" or "presentation" made on the soul (reason) by external objects. Here it is treated as something that can be controlled by the self's governing principle.