"The fool’s life is empty of gratitude and full of fears; its course lies wholly toward the future." —Epicurus

"The first step: Don’t be anxious. Nature controls it all." —Marcus Aurelius

"Never let the future disturb you. You will meet it, if you have to, with the same weapons of reason which today arm you against the present." —Marcus Aurelius

"Except our own thoughts, there is nothing absolutely in our power." —Descartes

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

"When a dog is tied to a cart, if it wants to follow, it is pulled and follows, making its spontaneous act coincide with necessity. But if the dog does not follow, it will be compelled in any case. So it is with men, too: even if they don’t want to, they will be compelled to follow what is destined." —Zeno

"As it is with a play, so it is with life - what matters is not how long the acting lasts, but how good it is." —Seneca

"Let your speech be better than silence, or be silent." —Dionysius

"A humble art affords us daily bread." —Nero

"The fool’s life is empty of gratitude and full of fears; its course lies wholly toward the future." —Epicurus

"Time is the wisest of all things that are; for it brings everything to light." —Thales

"I begin to speak only when I’m certain what I’ll say isn’t better left unsaid." —Cato

"Deaths that are greater, greater portions gain." —Heraclitus

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

"First learn the meaning of what you say, and then speak." —Epictetus

"It is thus with farming: if you do one thing late, you will be late in all your work." —Cato The Elder

"Mastery of reading and writing requires a master. Still more so life." —Marcus Aurelius

"Think your way through difficulties: harsh conditions can be softened, restricted ones can be widened, and heavy ones can weigh less on those who know how to bear them." —Seneca

"Don’t be overheard complaining…not even to yourself." —Marcus Aurelius