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“Happy is the man who can make others better, not merely when he is in their company, but even when he is in their thoughts!” —Seneca
“Mortal man, you have lived as a citizen in this great city. What matter if that life is five or fifty years? The laws of the city apply equally to all. So what is there to fear in your dismissal from the city? This is no tyrant or corrupt judge who dismisses you, but the very same nature that brought you in.”
—Marcus Aurelius, Meditations
“You have power over your mind, not outside events. Realize this, and you will find strength.”
—Marcus Aurelius
“The impediment to action advances action. What stands in the way becomes the way."
—Marcus Aurelius
“Luck is what happens when preparation meets opportunity.”
—Seneca
“It's not what happens to you, but how you react to it that matters.”
—Epictetus
“Wealth consists not in having great possessions, but in having few wants.”
—Epictetus
“There is only one way to happiness and that is to cease worrying about things which are beyond the power or our will.”
—Epictetus
“It's not what happens to you, but how you react to it that matters.”
—Epictetus
“Don't seek to have events happen as you wish, but wish them to happen as they do happen, and all will be well with you.”
—Epictetus
“The lamp of wisdom shines brightest when lit by the flame of self-awareness.”
—Musonius Rufus
“We cannot control the evil tongues of others, but a good life enables us to disregard them.”
—Cato
“The more we value things outside our control, the less control we have.”
—Marcus Aurelius