"Brave men rejoice in adversity, just as brave soldiers triumph in war." —Seneca
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"It is thus with farming: if you do one thing late, you will be late in all your work." —Cato The Elder
"Nothing truly stops you. Nothing truly holds you back. For your own will is always within your control." —Epictetus
"Think your way through difficulties: harsh conditions can be softened, restricted ones can be widened, and heavy ones can weigh less on those who know how to bear them." —Seneca
"You become what you give your attention to." —Epictetus
"Brave men rejoice in adversity, just as brave soldiers triumph in war." —Seneca
"Except our own thoughts, there is nothing absolutely in our power." —Descartes
"It is not death that a man should fear, but he should fear never beginning to live." —Marcus Aurelius
"From this instant on, vow to stop disappointing yourself, separate yourself from the mob. Decide to be extraordinary and do what you need to do—now." —Epictetus
"When a dog is tied to a cart, if it wants to follow, it is pulled and follows, making its spontaneous act coincide with necessity. But if the dog does not follow, it will be compelled in any case. So it is with men, too: even if they don’t want to, they will be compelled to follow what is destined." —Zeno
"How does it help…to make troubles heavier by bemoaning them?" —Seneca
"Quality is not an act, it is a habit." —Aristotle
"Don’t allow yourself to be heard any longer griping about public life, not even with your own ears!" —Marcus Aurelius
"Most people, when they are set upon looking into other people’s affairs, never turn to examine themselves." —Xenophon, Conversations Of Socrates
"Wise people are in want of nothing, and yet need many things." —Chrysippus
"To move the world, we must first move ourselves." —Socrates
"What then is that which is able to conduct a man? One thing and only one, philosophy." —Marcus Aurelius
"Talk sense to a fool and he calls you foolish." —Euripides
"If it’s endurable, then endure it, stop complaining." —Marcus Aurelius
"I do not know whether I shall make progress; but I should prefer to lack success rather than to lack faith." —Seneca