Stoicism Quotes

"There are two things a person should never be angry at, what they can help, and what they cannot." "Not being able to govern events, I govern myself." "Confine yourself to the present" "He suffers more than necessary, who suffers before it is necessary" "The resolute acceptance of the unavoidable is the beginning of wisdom" "The more we value things outside our control, the less control we have." "Begin each day by telling yourself: Today I shall be meeting with interference, ingratitude, insolence, disloyalty, ill-will, and selfishness—all of them due to the offenders’ ignorance of what is good or evil." "Never complain, never explain. Resist the temptation to defend yourself or make excuses." "There is nothing in the world so much admired as a man who knows how to bear unhappiness with courage." "To love only what happens, what was destined. No greater harmony." "You could leave life right now. Let that determine what you do and say and think." "Consider that before long you will be nobody and nowhere, nor will anything you now see exist, nor any of those who are now alive." "Sadness is a vice" "I can bear any pain as long as it has meaning." "He who has learned how to die has unlearned how to be a slave." "Life is long if you know how to use it." "This is no time for playing games. Nothing is as encouraging as when virtues are visibly embodied in the people around us. How soon will time cover all things, and how many it has covered already. What is long-lasting is not necessarily eternal. Nowhere can man find a quieter or more untroubled retreat than in his own soul. When someone is properly grounded in life, they shouldn't have to look outside themselves for approval. To understand the true quality of people, you must look into their minds, and examine their pursuits and aversions. The universe is transformation: life is opinion. Look back over the past, with its changing empires that rose and fell, and you can foresee the future too. Think of yourself as dead. You have lived your life. Now, take what's left, and live it properly. Very little is needed to make a happy life; it is all within yourself, in your way of thinking. Remind yourself that what is past is nothing. Everything that exists is in a manner the seed of that which will be. Adapt yourself to the life you have been given; and truly love the people with whom destiny has surrounded you." "All men are made one for another; either then teach them better or bear with them." "He who fears death either fears the loss of sensation or fear." "When you wake up in the morning, tell yourself: The people I deal with today will be meddling, ungrateful, arrogant, dishonest, jealous, and surly."