stoicism

Difficulties strengthen the mind, as labor does the body.
– Seneca

In order to please others, we loose our hold on our life’s purpose.
-Epictetus

God has entrusted me with myself.
-Epictetus

In trying to please other people, we find ourselves misdirected toward what lies outside our sphere of influence. In doing so, we lose our hold on our life’s purpose.
-Epictetus

Learn how to feel joy.
– Seneca

What view is one likely to take of the state of a person’s mind when his speech is wild and incoherent and knows no constraint?
– Seneca

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