There is no misfortune, but to bear it nobly is good fortune.
-Marcus Aurelius

Nothing is so bitter that a calm mind cannot find comfort in it.
– Seneca

The primary sign of a well-ordered mind is a man’s ability to remain in one place and linger in his own company
– Seneca

The key is to keep company only with people who uplift you, whose presence calls forth your best.
-Epictetus

No great thing is created suddenly. There must be time. Give your best and always be kind.
-Epictetus

Good sides to adversity are best admired at a distance.
– Seneca

Nothing truly stops you. Nothing truly holds you back. For your own will is always within your control.
-Epictetus

It is difficulties that show what men are. For the future, in case of any difficulty, remember that God, like a gymnastic trainer, has pitted you against a rough antagonist. For what end? That you may be an Olympic conqueror; and this cannot be without toil.
-Epictetus

Some things are in our control and others not. Things in our control are opinion, pursuit, desire, aversion, and, in a word, whatever are our own actions. Things not in our control are body, property, reputation, command, and, in one word, whatever are not our own actions.
-Epictetus

Make the best use of what is in your power, and take the rest as it happens.
-Epictetus