"Nature does nothing uselessly." —Aristotle
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"Freedom is not procured by a full enjoyment of what is desired, but by controlling the desire." —Epictetus
"Man conquers the world by conquering himself." —Zeno Of Citium
"The soul is dyed the color of its thoughts. Think only on those things that are in line with your principles and can bear the light of day. The content of your character is your choice. Day by day, what you do is who you become. Your integrity is your destiny—it is the light that guides your way." —Heraclitus
"Seek not the good in external things; seek it in yourselves." —Epictetus
"A single day among the learned lasts longer than the longest life of the ignorant." —Posidonius
"Do not train a child to learn by force or harshness; but direct them to it by what amuses their minds, so that you may be better able to discover with accuracy the peculiar bent of the genius of each." —Plato
"If you don’t have consistent goal in life, you can’t live it in a consistent way." —Marcus Aurelius
"Be indifferent to what makes no difference." —Marcus Aurelius
"There could be no justice, unless there were also injustice; no courage, unless there were cowardice; no truth, unless there were falsehood." —Chrysippus
"There is truth in wine and children." —Plato, Phaedrus
"As long as you live, keep learning how to live." —Seneca
"Freedom is not procured by a full enjoyment of what is desired, but by controlling the desire." —Epictetus
"If I followed the multitude, I should not have studied philosophy." —Chrysippus
"Not what we have but what we enjoy constitutes our abundance." —Epicurus
"Wealth is able to buy the pleasures of eating, drinking and other sensual pursuits—yet can never afford a cheerful spirit or freedom from sorrow." —Musonius Rufus, Musonius Rufus On How To Live
"If it is not right, do not do it, if it is not true, do not say it." —Marcus Aurelius
"Men are of little worth. Their brief lives last a single day. They cannot hold elusive pleasure fast; Ii melts away. All laurels wither; all illusions fade; Hopes have been phantoms, shade on air-built shade since time began." —Sophocles
"Before you heal someone, ask him if he’s willing to give up the things that make him sick." —Hippocrates
"Appearances are a glimpse of the unseen." —Anaxagoras