Stoic and practical philosophy of the Roman world.
Accept the things to which fate binds you, and love the peop…
— Marcus Aurelius
"Accept the things to which fate binds you, and love the people with whom fate br..."
Difficulties strengthen the mind, as labor does the body.
— Lucius Annaeus Seneca
"Difficulties strengthen the mind, as labor does the body."
Make the best use of what is in your power, and take the rest as it happens.
— Epictetus
"Make the best use of what is in your power, and take the rest as it happens."
First say to yourself what you would be; and then do what yo…
"First say to yourself what you would be; and then do what you have to do."
True happiness is to enjoy the present, without anxious dependence upon the future.
"True happiness is to enjoy the present, without anxious dependence upon the futu..."
"It's not what happens to you, but how you react to it that matters."
Wealth consists not in having great possessions, but in havi…
"Wealth consists not in having great possessions, but in having few wants."
As is a tale, so is life: not how long it is, but how good i…
"As is a tale, so is life: not how long it is, but how good it is, is what matter..."
Waste no more time arguing what a good man should be. Be one…
"Waste no more time arguing what a good man should be. Be one."
Very little is needed to make a happy life; it is all within yourself, in your way of thinking.
"Very little is needed to make a happy life; it is all within yourself, in your w..."
"The happiness of your life depends upon the quality of your thoughts."
Only the educated are free.
"Only the educated are free."
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