"Appearances are a glimpse of the unseen." —Anaxagoras
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"How does it help…to make troubles heavier by bemoaning them?" —Seneca
"For a man to conquer himself is the first and noblest of all victories." —Plato
"Never discourage anyone…who continually makes progress, no matter how slow." —Plato
"Think of yourself as dead. You have lived your life. Now take what’s left and live it properly." —Marcus Aurelius
"I will reveal to you a love potion, without medicine, without herbs, without any witch’s magic; if you want to be loved, then love." —Hecato Of Rhodes
"To be ignorant of what occurred before you were born is to remain always a child." —Cicero
"The problem creates the solution. What stands in the way becomes the way." —Marcus Aurelius
"Well begun is half done." —Aristotle
"For a man to conquer himself is the first and noblest of all victories." —Plato
"Courage is knowing what not to fear." —Plato
"To move the world, we must first move ourselves." —Socrates
"In anger we should refrain both from speech and action." —Pythagoras
"Men seek out retreats for themselves in the country, by the seaside, on the mountains… nowhere can a man find a retreat more peaceful or more free from trouble than his own soul." —Marcus Aurelius
"He who hesitates is lost." —Cato
"The greatest obstacle to living is expectancy, which hangs upon tomorrow, and loses today." —Seneca
"Think of yourself as dead. You have lived your life. Now take what’s left and live it properly." —Marcus Aurelius
"You have power over your mind - not outside events. Realise this, and you will find strength." —Marcus Aurelius
"No man is more unhappy than he who never faces adversity. For he is not permitted to prove himself." —Seneca
"First learn the meaning of what you say, and then speak." —Epictetus