"A gift consists not in what is done or given, but in the intention of the giver or doer." —Seneca

"The problem creates the solution. What stands in the way becomes the way." —Marcus Aurelius

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

"Ask yourself at every moment, is this necessary?" —Marcus Aurelius

"You will earn the respect of all if you begin by earning the respect of yourself. Don’t expect to encourage good deeds in people conscious of your own misdeeds." —Musonius Rufus

"In anger we should refrain both from speech and action." —Pythagoras

"Above all things, respect yourself." —Pythagoras

"Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a harder battle." —Plato

"Healing is a matter of time, but it is sometimes also a matter of opportunity." —Hippocrates

"The goal of life is living in agreement with Nature." —Zeno

"Dogs and philosophers do the greatest good and get the fewest rewards." —Diogenes

"Here is a rule to remember in future, when anything tempts you to feel bitter: not, ‘This is misfortune,’ but, ‘To bear this worthily is good fortune.’" —Marcus Aurelius

"Everything hangs on one’s thinking…a man is as unhappy as he has convinced himself he is." —Seneca

"The greatest remedy for anger is delay." —Seneca

"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

"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

"All cruelty springs from weakness." —Seneca

"Anyone who can make you angry becomes your master." —Epictetus

"You have power over your mind - not outside events. Realise this, and you will find strength." —Marcus Aurelius

"Appearances are a glimpse of the unseen." —Anaxagoras