stoic

It isn’t the events themselves that disturb people, but only their judgements about them.
-Epictetus

No man is free who is not master of himself.
-Epictetus

Wherever there is a human being, there is an opportunity for a kindness.
-Seneca

It never ceases to amaze me: we all love ourselves more than other people, but care more about their opinions than our own.
-Marcus Aurelius

It is impossible for a man to learn what he thinks he already knows.
-Epictetus

Don’t explain your philosophy. Embody it.
-Epictetus

It does not matter what you bear, but how you bear it.
-Seneca

Silence is a lesson learned through life’s many sufferings.
-Seneca

When you arise in the morning, think of what a precious privilege it is to be alive – to breathe, to think, to enjoy, to love.
-Marcus Aurelius

Wealth consists not in having great possessions, but in having few wants.
-Epictetus