Circumstances don't make the man, they only reveal him to himself.

If you wish to live a life free from sorrow, think of what is going to happen as if it had already happened.

When something happens, the only thing in your power is your attitude toward it; you can either accept it or resent it.

You know yourself what you are worth in your own eyes; and at what price you will sell yourself. For men sell themselves at various prices. This is why, when Florus was deliberating whether he should appear at Nero's shows, taking part in the performance himself, Agrippinus replied, 'Appear by all means.' And when Florus inquired, 'But why do not you appear?' he answered, 'Because I do not even consider the question.'

Authentic happiness is always independent of external conditions. Vigilantly practice polite indifference to that which we can't control. Your happiness can only be found within.

The flourishing life cannot be achieved until we moderate our desires and see how superficial and fleeting they are.

Practice yourself, for heaven's sake, in little things, and thence proceed to greater.