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Life without the courage to die is slavery.
– Seneca the Younger

Do not seek external approval. Do not worry about anything outside of your control. The only things you command are your thoughts and actions. We choose our response. Stop aspiring to be anyone other than your own best self: for that does fall within your control.
– Epictetus

No one can keep a mask on long.
– Seneca the Younger

Philosophy is the art and law of life, and it teaches us what to do in all cases, and, like good marksmen, to hit the white at any distance.
– Seneca the Younger

Unremarkable lives are marked by the fear of not looking capable when trying something new.
– Epictetus

Your task is to stand straight; not to be held straight.
– Marcus Aurelius

The secret of all victory lies in the organization of the non-obvious.
– Marcus Aurelius

To live a life of virtue, you have to become consistent, even when it isn’t convenient, comfortable, or easy.
– Epictetus

Sickness may challenge your body. But are you merely your body? Lameness may impede your legs. But you are not merely your legs. Your will is bigger than your legs. Your will needn’t be affected by an incident unless you let it.
– Epictetus

Think of yourself as dead. You have lived your life. Now, take what’s left and live it properly. What doesn’t transmit light creates its own darkness.
– Marcus Aurelius