Do not strive for things occurring to occur as you wish, but wish the things occurring as they occur, and you will flow well.

If you do not wish to be prone to anger, do not feed the habit; give it nothing which may tend to its increase. At first, keep quiet and count the days when you were not angry: "I used to be angry every day, then every other day: next, every two, then every three days!" and if you succeed in passing thirty days, sacrifice to the gods in thanksgiving.

The materials are indifferent, but the use we make of them is not a matter of indifference.

What is it that every man seeks? To be secure, to be happy, to do what he pleases without restraint and without compulsion.

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

If you think you control things that are in the control of others, you will lament. You will be disturbed and you will blame both gods and men.

Dare to look up to God and say, Deal with me in the future as Thou wilt; I am of the same mind as Thou art; I am Thine; I refuse nothing that pleases Thee; lead me where Thou wilt; clothe me in any dress Thou choosest.