From Apollonius I learned freedom of will and undeviating steadiness of purpose; and to look to nothing else, not even for a moment, except to reason; and to be always the same, in sharp pains, on the occasion of the loss of a child, and in long illness.
Marcus AureliusHow much time he saves who does not look to see what his neighbor says or does or thinks.
Marcus AureliusOur anger and annoyance are more detrimental to us than the things themselves which anger or annoy us.
Marcus AureliusDo not waste what remains of your life in speculating about your neighbors, unless with a view to some mutual benefit. To wonder what so-and-so is doing and why, or what he is saying, or thinking, or scheming -- in a word, anything that distracts you from fidelity to the ruler within you -- means a loss of opportunity for some other task.
Marcus Aurelius