Not things, but opinions about things, trouble men.
We can't control the impressions others form about us, and the effort to do so only debases our character.
Events do not just happen, but arrive by appointment.
Never say about anything, "I have lost it," but only "I have given it back." Is your child dead? It has been given back. Is your wife dead? She has been returned.
We ought to flee the friendship of the wicked, and the enmity of the good.
Don't demand or expect that events happen as you would wish them do. Accept events as they actually happen. That way, peace is possible.