"There is no misfortune, but to bear..." - Quote by Marcus Aurelius

“The mind which is free from passions is a citadel, for man has nothing more secure to which he can fly for refuge and for the future be inexpugnable . He then who has not seen this is an ignorant man: but he who has seen it and does not fly to this refuge is unhappy.”

“Put an end once and for all to this discussion of what a good person should be, and be one.”

“Alexander the Great and his mule driver both died and the same thing happened to both.”

“These are bad days for all of us who remember always that when real world forces come into conflict, the final result is never as dark as we mortals guess it in very difficult days.”

“People cannot hurt you without your permission.”

“No man is defeated without until he has first been defeated within.”

“Life is a festival only to the wise.”

“The future is of greater interest to me than the past, since that is where I intend to spend the rest of my life.”

“When all you can feel are the shadows, turn your face towards the sun. There is always a bright side - even if only that it is not worse...and it can always be worse”