Stoic and practical philosophy of the Roman world.
Very little is needed to make a happy life; it is all within yourself, in your way of thinking.
— Marcus Aurelius
"Very little is needed to make a happy life; it is all within yourself, in your w..."
As is a tale, so is life: not how long it is, but how good i…
— Lucius Annaeus Seneca
"As is a tale, so is life: not how long it is, but how good it is, is what matter..."
If it is not right do not do it; if it is not true do not sa…
"If it is not right do not do it; if it is not true do not say it."
Accept the things to which fate binds you, and love the peop…
"Accept the things to which fate binds you, and love the people with whom fate br..."
"The happiness of your life depends upon the quality of your thoughts."
"It's not what happens to you, but how you react to it that matters."
Only the educated are free.
— Epictetus
"Only the educated are free."
The life of the dead is placed in the memory of the living.
— Cicero
"The life of the dead is placed in the memory of the living."
The soul becomes dyed with the colour of its thoughts.
"The soul becomes dyed with the colour of its thoughts."
Make the best use of what is in your power, and take the rest as it happens.
"Make the best use of what is in your power, and take the rest as it happens."
It is not that we have a short time to live, but that we waste a great deal of it.
"It is not that we have a short time to live, but that we waste a great deal of i..."
Begin at once to live, and count each separate day as a separate life.
"Begin at once to live, and count each separate day as a separate life."
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