Everything has two handles,-one by which it may be borne; another by which it cannot.

From now on practice saying to everything that appears unpleasant: You are merely an appearance and NOT what you appear to be.

The essence of philosophy is that a man should so live that his happiness shall depend as little as possible on external things.

Nothing truly stops you. Nothing truly holds you back. For your own will is always within your control.

Don't be prideful with any excellence that is not your own

Ask yourself: Does this appearance (of events) concern the things that are within my own control or those that are not? If it concerns anything outside your control, train yourself not to worry about it.

If someone speaks badly of you, do not defend yourself against the accusations, but reply; "you obviously don't know about my other vices, otherwise you would have mentioned these as well