Stoic and practical philosophy of the Roman world.
Wealth consists not in having great possessions, but in havi…
— Epictetus
"Wealth consists not in having great possessions, but in having few wants."
No man is free who is not master of himself.
"No man is free who is not master of himself."
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..."
Man is not worried by real problems so much as by his imagin…
"Man is not worried by real problems so much as by his imagined anxieties about r..."
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."
True happiness is to enjoy the present, without anxious dependence upon the future.
— Lucius Annaeus Seneca
"True happiness is to enjoy the present, without anxious dependence upon the futu..."
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..."
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."
"Don't explain your philosophy. Embody it."
Difficulties strengthen the mind, as labor does the body.
"Difficulties strengthen the mind, as labor does the body."
The soul becomes dyed with the colour of its thoughts.
"The soul becomes dyed with the colour of its thoughts."
You have power over your mind — not outside events. Realize …
"You have power over your mind — not outside events. Realize this, and you will f..."
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