Letters from a Stoic

"The greatest grace is to give freely what you have received freely."

"As it is with the body, so it is with the mind: pleasure not taken in moderation becomes pain."

"The world breaks everyone and afterward many are strong at the broken places."

"True power lies in the ability to command your own thoughts."

"The proper function of man is to live, not merely to exist."

"Patience is a virtue that comes from understanding our own nature."

"In making a commitment, you set yourself in motion toward your dreams."

"The obstacle is the way to the goal."

"To wish to be well is a part of becoming well."

"What need is there to weep over parts of life? The whole of it calls for tears."

"The only wealth that is valuable is the wisdom of the soul."

"True freedom means being free from fear and desire."

"It is the mark of a cultured man to be profoundly grateful."

"A thankful heart is not only the greatest virtue, but the parent of all other virtues."

"Do not delay in changing your life for the better when you first recognize the need."

"The greatest riches are health and good conscience."

"To philosophy belongs the highest jurisdiction in all things."

"The capacity to endure what we cannot change is the measure of a man."

"Art consists not in rendering reality but in stimulating the imagination to conceive of it."

"Neither poverty nor riches is miserable; rather, it is the mind that makes one so."

"The path to salvation is in becoming master of yourself."

"The mind of the wise man is his kingdom."

"It is precisely in times of immunity from care that the soul should toughen itself."

"We are not given a short life, but we make it short."

"Knowing that you are ignorant is a great first step toward learning."

"Each man should govern his life by his own principles."

"The greatest kindness you can show is remembering that everyone fights a battle you know nothing about."

"True freedom is not the absence of constraints, but the right constraints."

"Nowhere can man find a quieter or more untroubled retreat than in his own soul."

"The time for living is always now."