The impediment to action advances action. What stands in the way becomes the way. -Marcus Aurelius

Give yourself a gift: the present moment. -Marcus Aurelius

We are more often frightened than hurt. -Seneca

Deliberate much before saying or doing anything, for you will not have the power of recalling what is said or done. -Epictetus

If someone can prove me wrong and show me my mistake in any thought or action, I shall gladly change. I seek the truth, which never harmed anyone: the harm is to persist in one’s own self-deception and ignorance. -Marcus Aurelius

Waste no more time arguing about what a good man should be. Be one. -Marcus Aurelius

As is a tale, so is life: not how long it is, but how good it is, is what matters. -Seneca

In prosperity it is very easy to find a friend; but in adversity it is the most difficult of all things. -Epictetus

The happiness of those who want to be popular depends on others; the happiness of those who seek pleasure fluctuates with moods outside their control; but the happiness of the wise grows out of their own free acts. -Marcus Aurelius

The things you think about determine the quality of your mind. Your soul takes on the color of your thoughts. -Marcus Aurelius