96 result(s) for Stoic Quotes.
"It is not the things themselves that disturb us, but our opinions about them."
"The greatest wealth is to live content with little."
"We are more often frightened than hurt; and we suffer more from imagination than from reality."
"To live a good life: We have the capacity for it. If we can keep our principles untainted and see what things are for what they are."
"How long are you going to wait before you demand the best for yourself?"
"The only way to deal with fear is to face it."
"If you wish to be rich, do not add to your money, but subtract from your desire."
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"The more a man becomes like God, the more he is himself."
"A good character, in its essence, is an unwritten law."
"What really hurts you is the thought of a hurt."
"The only thing that can truly destroy us is our own belief that we can be destroyed."
"Do not be led away by the opinions of the ignorant."
"Begin at once to live, and count each separate day as a separate life."
"Do not waste time wondering what other people think about you."
"Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever."
"Man is not worried by real problems so much as by his imagined anxieties about real problems."
"Don't explain your philosophy. Embody it."
"If you want to improve, be content to be thought foolish and stupid."
"Things are not bad in themselves, but our opinions about things make them so."
"Death is nature’s way of telling you to slow down."
"He who fears death will never do anything worthy of a living man."
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"A man’s character is his fate."
"Time is a created thing. To say 'I don't have time,' is like saying, 'I don't want to.'"
"The only thing in your control is your own reaction to the situation."
"No man is free, who is not master of himself."
"The mind is everything. What you think you become."
"First say to yourself what you would be; and then do what you have to do."
"Our life is what our thoughts make it."
"Life is really simple, but we insist on making it complicated."
"Difficulties are meant to rouse, not discourage. The human spirit is to grow strong by conflict."
"The best revenge is not to be like your enemy."
"You have power over your mind – not outside events. Realize this, and you will find strength."
"Wherever there is a human being, there is an opportunity for kindness."
"The ultimate value of life depends upon awareness and the power of contemplation rather than upon mere survival."
"Luck is what happens when preparation meets opportunity."
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"Don't waste time on what you can't control."
"To be calm is the highest achievement of the self."
"There is nothing permanent except change."
"The whole future lies in uncertainty: live immediately."
"The more a man has, the more he wants."
"No man is free who is not master of himself."
"It is not the man who has too little, but the man who craves more, that is poor."
"Let us train our minds to desire what the situation demands."
"Do not be influenced by the opinions of others."
"A good character, and the happiness that goes with it, is the greatest legacy you can leave."
"You must gain control over your money or the lack of it will forever control you."
"It is in times of security that the spirit should be preparing itself for difficulty."
"What matters is not what you bear, but how you bear it."
"If it is not right, do not do it; if it is not true, do not say it."
"The happiness of your life depends upon the quality of your thoughts."
"He who angers you conquers you."
"If you wish to be rich, do not add to your money but subtract from your desire."
"To be evenminded is the greatest virtue."
"Do not seek for everything to happen as you wish it would, but rather wish for everything to happen as it actually will."
"It's not what you look at that matters, it's what you see."
"Hang on to your youthful enthusiasms — you’ll be able to use them better when you’re older."
"A gem cannot be polished without friction, nor a man perfected without trials."
"Your mind will take the shape of what you frequently hold in thought."
"The only thing in your power is your own thoughts."
"Wealth consists not in having great possessions, but in having few wants."
"It does not matter what you bear, but how you bear it."
"The universe is change; our life is what our thoughts make it."
"Life is very short and anxious for those who forget the past, neglect the present, and fear the future."
"Adopt the pace of nature: her secret is patience."
"A man is but the product of his thoughts; what he thinks, he becomes."
"The greatest weapon against stress is our ability to choose one thought over another."
"The wise man sees in the misfortune of others what he should avoid."
"Be tolerant with others and strict with yourself."
"If you want to be a writer, write."
"The greatest remedy for anger is delay."
"You have power over your mind - not outside events. Realize this, and you will find strength."
"It is not what happens to you, but how you react to it that matters."
"Difficulties strengthen the mind, as labor does the body."
"The things you think about determine the quality of your mind. Your soul takes on the color of your thoughts."
"We suffer more often in imagination than in reality."
"If you wish to be a writer, write."
"He who is brave is free."
"To be calm is the greatest achievement of the self."
"The wise man is indifferent to what he cannot control."
"No man is free who is not a master of himself."
"Do not spoil what you have by desiring what you have not."
"Waste no more time arguing what a good man should be. Be one."
"Time heals what reason cannot."
"It is the power of the mind to be unconquerable."
"The more we value things outside our control, the less control we have."
"You must build the ship that you will sail on."
"The mind is everything. What you think, you become."
"He suffers more than necessary, who suffers before it is necessary."
"When you arise in the morning think of the hour ahead as a privilege."
"The best revenge is to be unlike him who performed the injury."
"We are more often frightened than hurt; and we suffer more in imagination than in reality."
"A good character, when established, is a better king than a harsh ruler."
"Sometimes even to live is an act of courage."
"What is important is not what happens to you, but how you react to it."
"Everything we hear is an opinion, not a fact. Everything we see is a perspective, not the truth."
"Life is neither good or evil but only a place for good and evil."
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