Forward, as occasion offers. Never look round to see whether any shall note it.... Be satisfied with success in even the smallest matter, and think that even such a result is no trifle.
Marcus AureliusAdapt yourself to the life you have been given; and truly love the people with whom destiny has surrounded you.
Marcus AureliusBe like the rocky headland on which the waves constantly break. It stands firm, and round it the seething waters are laid to rest.
Marcus AureliusOur inward power, when it obeys nature, reacts to events by accommodating itself to what it faces - to what is possible. It needs no specific material. It pursues its own aims as circumstances allow; it turns obstacles into fuel. As a fire overwhelms what would have quenched a lamp. What's thrown on top of the conflagration is absorbed, consumed by it - and makes it burn still higher.
Marcus Aurelius