What disturbs people's minds are not events but their judgments on events.

It is better to die of hunger having lived without grief and fear, than to live with a troubled spirit, amid abundance

He is a wise man who does not grieve for the things which he has not, but rejoices for those which he has.

Make the best use of what is in your power, and take the rest as it happens.

Suffering arises from trying to control what is uncontrollable, or from neglecting what is within our power.

Remember that you are but an actor, acting whatever part the Master has ordained. It may be short or it may be long. If he wishes you to represent a poor man, do so heartily; if a cripple, or a magistrate, or a private man, in each case act your part with honor.

Does a man reproach thee for being proud or ill-natured, envious or conceited, ignorant or detracting? Consider with thyself whether his reproaches are true. If they are not, consider that thou art not the person whom he reproaches, but that he reviles an imaginary being, and perhaps loves what thou really art, though he hates what thou appearest to be.