1 - You are invincible if nothing outside your will disturbs you.  Epictetus, D1.18 

2 - Treat with respect your ability to form a judgement. That’s what protects your mind from forming opinions contrary to nature and contrary to reason M. Aurelius, M3.9 

3 - You don’t drive them [external things that are good] away and yet, when they leave you, you follow them to the door as an untroubled host. Seneca, On Happiness 21 

4 - Uneducated people, if they have a real or imaginary advantage over others, will grow arrogant. Epictetus, D1.19 

5 - You only live in the present, this fleeting moment. The rest of your life is already gone or not yet revealed. M. Aurelius, M3.10 

6 - Where can fortune invest its riches more safely than with a trustee who would gladly give it back when asked? 

Seneca, On Happiness. 21 

7 - It is not us just being selfish. It is the way it is. Everything we do is done for our own ends., Epictetus, D1.19 

8 - Your life is a little thing, lived in a corner of the world.  M. Aurelius, M3.10 

9 - They [wise people] don’t love money, but they would rather have it. Seneca, On Happiness. 21### 

10 - It is not us just being selfish. It is the way it is. Everything we do is done for our own ends.. Epictetus, D1.19### 

11 - The longest fame is also little, dependent on people who themselves pass away. They don’t know even their own lives, let alone the lives of people who are long dead. M. Aurelius, M3.10 

12 - Wise people do not consider that they are unworthy of any gifts from Fortune. They don’t love money, but they would rather have it. They do not admit it to their hearts—only to their homes Seneca, On Happiness. 21 

13 - When people hold absurd opinions about things not in their control, taking them to be good and bad, they will of course grovel before powerful people.. Epictetus, D1.19 

14 - Examine every life experience logically and accurately. It will expand your mind like nothing else. M. Aurelius, M3.11 

15 - Wealth allows you much greater scope to be moderate, generous, diligent, organized and altruistic.. Seneca, On Happiness. 21 

16 - Our most important job is to test out impressions and accept only those that pass the test Epictetus, D1.20 

17 - I will deal with this person as nature asks of me—with kindness and fairness. When it is not a question of good or evil, I will treat it as it deserves. M. Aurelius, M3.11 

18 - If I lose my wealth, all that will happen is that I will not be wealthy. But you will be struck dumb. If you lose your wealth, you will think you have been abandoned by your own self … My wealth belongs to me. You belong to your wealth. Seneca, On Happiness. 22 

19 - Whenever we believe it makes a difference, whether we get something right or wrong, we must play close attention and distinguish those things that might mislead us. Epictetus, D1.20 

20 - I will deal with this person as nature asks of me – with kindness and fairness. When it is not a question of good or evil, I will treat it as it deserves. M. Aurelius, M3.11### 

21 - The philosopher shall have considerable wealth, but it will not have been snatched from someone, and it will not be tainted with someone’s blood. He must earn it without doing anything wrong to anyone, without exploiting anyone. Seneca, On Happiness. 23 

22 - Who are these people that you want to be admired by? Aren’t they the same ones whom you used to call crazy? Epictetus, D1.121 

23 - If you do what is in front of you with reason, enthusiasm, and energy—and yet with humanity—free from distractions, … no one can hold you back. M. Aurelius, M3.12 

24 - Even if one can complete his journey on foot, one will prefer to use a vehicle. So also, if one is poor, one will prefer to be rich. Seneca, On Happiness. 23 

25 - What does it mean to be getting an education? It means learning to apply natural preconceptions to particular cases as nature prescribes, and distinguishing what is in our power from what is not. Epictetus, D1.22 

26 - Doctors keep their scalpels and other instruments ready at hand for emergencies. Likewise, keep your principles always ready to understand both human and divine. M. Aurelius, M3.13 

27 - This is the rule: You may not ask the other person to return the gift, but the other person may choose to give it back. Seneca, On Happiness. 24 

28 - “I do not see what is good and evil. Am I crazy?” “Yes.” 

Epictetus, D1.22 

29 - Nothing human can be done without the divine. Nothing divine can be done without the human.. M. Aurelius, M3.13 

30 - Wherever there is a human being, there is an opportunity for an act of kindness. Seneca, On Happiness. 24 

31 - We must not respect or approve anything that does not share in the nature of what is good. Epictetus, D1.23 

 

D = Discourses; M = Meditations 

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