stoic

All cruelty springs from weakness.
-Marcus Aurelius

I was once a fortunate man but at some point fortune abandoned me. But true good fortune is what you make for yourself. Good fortune: good character, good intentions, and good actions.
-Marcus Aurelius

You may be always victorious if you will never enter into any contest where the issue does not wholly depend upon yourself.
-Epictetus

It is in your power to withdraw yourself whenever you desire. Perfect tranquility within consists in the good ordering of the mind, the realm of your own.
-Marcus Aurelius

Night brings our troubles to the light, rather than banishes them.
– Seneca

There is no easy way from the earth to the stars.
– Seneca

To make anything a habit, do it; to not make it a habit, do not do it; to unmake a habit, do something else in place of it.
-Epictetus

There is only one way to happiness and that is to cease worrying about things which are beyond the power of our will.
-Epictetus

Freedom is the only worthy goal in life. It is won by disregarding things that lie beyond our control. Stop aspiring to be anyone other than your own best self: for that does fall within your control.
-Epictetus

Don’t be concerned who is watching you. The triumphs and merits of others belong to them – as do yours to you. Make the most of what you’ve got.
-Epictetus