"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

"No man is more unhappy than he who never faces adversity. For he is not permitted to prove himself." —Seneca

"The worst type of man behaves as badly in his waking life as some men do in their dreams." —Plato, The Republic

"To be ignorant of what occurred before you were born is to remain always a child." —Cicero

"He needs little who desires but little." —Cleanthes

"Wisdom outweighs any wealth." —Sophocles

"Just that you do the right thing. The rest doesn’t matter." —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

"Most people, when they are set upon looking into other people’s affairs, never turn to examine themselves." —Xenophon, Conversations Of Socrates

"Six mistakes mankind keeps making century after century: Believing that personal gain is made by crushing others; Worrying about things that cannot be changed or corrected; Insisting that a thing is impossible because we cannot accomplish it; Refusing to set aside trivial preferences; Neglecting development and refinement of the mind; Attempting to compel others to believe and live as we do." —Cicero

"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

"He who hesitates is lost." —Cato

"The whole future lies in uncertainty: live immediately." —Seneca

"Talk sense to a fool and he calls you foolish." —Euripides

"Nothing is more active than thought, for it travels over the universe, and nothing is stronger than necessity for all must submit to it." —Thales

"It is not death that a man should fear, but he should fear never beginning to live." —Marcus Aurelius

"Accept whatever comes to you woven in the pattern of your destiny, for what could more aptly fit your needs?" —Marcus Aurelius

"Have I done something for the common good? Then I share in the benefits." —Marcus Aurelius

"You become what you give your attention to." —Epictetus

"The fates lead the willing but drag the unwilling." —Cleanthes