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Observe constantly that all things take place by change, and accustom thyself to consider that the nature of the Universe loves nothing so much as to change the things which are, and to make new things like them.
-Marcus Aurelius

Know, first, who you are, and then adorn yourself accordingly.
-Epictetus

He is a wise man who does not grieve for the things which he has not, but rejoices for those which he has.
-Epictetus

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

We have two ears and one mouth so that we can listen twice as much as we speak.
-Epictetus

This is moral perfection: to live each day as though it were the last; to be tranquil, sincere, yet not indifferent to one’s fate.
-Marcus Aurelius

Be silent as to services you have rendered, but speak of favors you have received.
-Seneca the Younger

Be careful to leave your sons well instructed rather than rich, for the hopes of the instructed are better than the wealth of the ignorant. Epictetus

A vulgar man, in any ill that happens to him, blames others; a novice in philosophy blames himself; and a philosopher blames neither, the one nor the other.
– Epictetus

When something happens, the only thing in your power is your attitude toward it; you can either accept it or resent it.
– Epictetus