1 - There is nothing superior to reason. Epictetus, D1.17 

2 - Avoid talkativeness and self-importance. M. Aurelius, M3.5 

3 - Great pleasures are like the wild animals we hunt with hardship and danger; even when we catch them, we’re anxious because they can tear us to pieces. Seneca, On Happiness 14. 

4 - If you already knew the truth, others would be able to see it your flawless behavior Epictetus, D2.17 

5 - Hold your ground like a soldier. Wait patiently for a recall signal from the battlefield of life. M. Aurelius, M3.5 

6 - If you are agitated by the petty pin-pricks of pleasure and pains, how can you stop complaining of fate? Seneca, On Happiness. 15 

7 - If you want, you are free. If you want, you will blame no one, you will accuse no one—if you want everything will happen according to your plan, . Epictetus, D1.17 

8 - This is the secret of cheerfulness—not depending on someone’s help or expecting them to provide us tranquillity.  M. Aurelius, M3.5 

9 - Let’s nobly bear whatever the universe finds us necessary to bear. Seneca, On Happiness. 15 

10 - If what philosophers say is true, then all our actions arise from a single source—feeling…When we have an impulse to do a thing, it is because we feel it is to our advantage. Epictetus, D1.18 

11 - We have to stand up straight, not be propped up to stand up straight. M. Aurelius, M3.15 

12 - Remain unmoved by good and evil and create your good out of what is good. Seneca, On Happiness. 16 

13 - It is impossible to consider something is to our advantage and do something else. Epictetus, D1.18 

14 - Make your choice, simply and voluntarily. Choose what is best and stick to it. M. Aurelius, M3.6 

15 - If all you need is within yourself, how can you need anything from outside? Seneca, On Happiness. 16 

16 - People suffer greatest harm when they lose their greatest asset. Moral capacity is the greatest asset of all. Epictetus, D1.18 

17 - Stand your ground without being a show-off. Just make sure that you have considered your views fully. M. Aurelius, M3.6 

18 - I am satisfied if every day I reduce my vices and correct my faults. Seneca, On Happiness. 17 

19 - If some people lose their moral capacity, why add anger to their greatest loss? If you are affected by them, show them pity, not hatred. Epictetus, D1.18 

20 - Never believe that something is doing you good if it makes you betray a trust, lose self-respect, be hateful or suspicious, subject to ill will or insincerity, or do something behind closed doors. M. Aurelius, M3.7 

21 - People who are crucified hang from a single pole. But those who punish themselves have as many crosses as they have lusts. Seneca, On Happiness. 19 

22 - Don’t be too ready to hate and take offence. Epictetus, D1.18 

23 - You will have no other care in your life except to keep your mind from wandering into paths unsuitable for an intelligent and social being. M. Aurelius, M3.7 

24 - People deserve praise for engaging in profitable things, even if they stop short of producing any results. Seneca, On Happiness. 20 

25 - Since when have you become so smart as to go around correcting other people’s mistakes as though they are just fools? Epictetus, D1.18 

26 - When your mind is disciplined and purified, there is no hint of corruption, no unclean spot, no rotting sore. M. Aurelius, M3.8 

27 - Look with respect on those who attempt to do great things—even if they fall. Seneca, On Happiness. 20 

28 - If you give up ownership of things that are not yours, who will you be angry with then? As long as you value material things, direct your anger at yourself and not at the thief or adulterer. Epictetus, D1.18 

29 - You are neither grovelling nor arrogant. You are neither dependent on others nor avoid them. Although answerable to no one, you are not evasive. M. Aurelius, M3.8 

30 - What I have, I will not hoard greedily. Neither will I squander it recklessly. Seneca, On Happiness. 20 

31 - Walk upright and free. Don’t trust the strength of your body as an athlete does. Don’t just rely on your physical strength as a donkey does. . Epictetus, D1.18 

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