« You become what you give your attention to. If you do not choose what thoughts and images you expose yourself to, someone else will. »
– Epictetus
« Be tolerant with others and strict with yourself. »
– Marcus Aurelius
« Suffering arises from trying to control what is uncontrollable. »
– Epictetus
« Another person cannot hurt you without your cooperation; you are hurt the moment you believe yourself to be. »
– Epictetus
« Do not sabotage yourself by unwittingly adopting negative, unproductive attitudes through your associations with others. »
– Epictetus
« The best revenge is to be unlike he who performed the injury. »
– Marcus Aurelius
« The primary cause of unhappiness is never the situation but your thoughts about it. »
– Eckhart Tolle
« Any person capable of angering you becomes your master. »
– Epictetus
« It is unrealistic to expect people to see you as you see yourself. »
– Epictetus
« No man is free who is not a master of himself. »
– Epictetus
« Blessed is he who expect nothing, for he shall never be disappointed. »
– Benjamin Franklin
« There is no use in getting worked up about things you cannot control. »
– Marcus Aurelius
« Worrying is like paying a debt you don’t owe. »
– Marc Twain
« You have power over your mind, not outside events. Realize this and you will find strength. »
– Marcus Aurelius
« It never ceases to amaze me: we all love ourselves more than other people, but care more about their opinion than our own. »
– Marcus Aurelius
