Epictetus

"It is not things themselves that disturb us, but our judgments about them."

"Seek not for things to happen the way you wish, but wish them as they happen."

"Make the best use of what is in your power, and take the rest as it happens."

"If you wish to improve, you must accept appearing foolish to others."

"Freedom is not procured by a full enjoyment of what is desired, but by controlling the desire."

"Lameness is an impediment to the legs, but not to the will."

"You cannot be harmed by anyone but yourself."

"All philosophy begins with understanding what is in your control."

"The universe is change; your life is what your thoughts make it."

"Sickness is a hindrance to the body, but not to your ability to choose."

"True wealth is wanting what you already have."

"We cannot choose our external circumstances, but we can always choose our response."

"Every hardship carries within it the seed of equivalent opportunity."

"Others will always have more possessions, but you alone control your character."

"The doorway to wisdom is admitting that you don't know."

"Do not demand that things happen as you wish, but accept them as they are."

"The greatest wealth is contentment with what you have."

"If evil be spoken of you and it be true, correct yourself; if it be false, laugh it off."

"You are not your body, not your possessions, not your social status—you are your will."

"The source of all unhappiness is the gap between expectations and reality."

"Masters and slaves exist only in the realm of externals; the mind is always free."

"What would have become of Hercules if there had been no lion, hydra, or stag?"

"Nature has given you the capacity to endure what has been given to you."

"Your opinion is the only thing truly yours; guard it jealously."

"Poverty is no impediment to a virtuous life."

"Progress is made not by perfection, but by constant practice and effort."

"You must choose: either luxury with chains or liberty with a hard bed."

"Do not hope that events will happen as you wish, but wish them as they do happen."

"What is the price of bananas? 'Bananas are one copper each.' 'But they cost two coppers.' 'Then don't buy them.'"

"The foundation of confidence is not in possessing external things, but in the quality of your will."