"He needs little who desires but little." —Cleanthes
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"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
"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
"Talk sense to a fool and he calls you foolish." —Euripides
"Every hour, focus your mind attentively… on the performance of the task in hand, with dignity, human sympathy, benevolence and freedom, and leave aside all other thoughts. You will achieve this, if you perform each action as if it were your last." —Marcus Aurelius
"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
"Let your speech be better than silence, or be silent." —Dionysius
"He who conquers his passions is master of his own worlds." —Hierocles
"Never discourage anyone…who continually makes progress, no matter how slow." —Plato
"Have I done something for the common good? Then I share in the benefits." —Marcus Aurelius
"To be ignorant of what occurred before you were born is to remain always a child." —Cicero
"Attach yourself to what is spiritually superior, regardless of what other people think or do. Hold to your true aspirations no matter what is going on around you." —Epictetus
"Not what we have but what we enjoy constitutes our abundance." —Epicurus
"The first rule is to keep an untroubled spirit. The second is to look things in the face and know them for what they are." —Marcus Aurelius
"Better to do a little well than a great deal badly." —Socrates
"Think of yourself as dead. You have lived your life. Now take what’s left and live it properly." —Marcus Aurelius
"Nothing, to my way of thinking, is a better proof of a well ordered mind than a man’s ability to stop just where he is and pass some time in his own company." —Seneca
"Be tolerant with others and strict with yourself." —Marcus Aurelius
"He who sweats more in training bleeds less in war." —Greek Proverb
"A gift consists not in what is done or given, but in the intention of the giver or doer." —Seneca