"The more we value things outside our control, the less control we have."

"Those proficient praise no one, blame no one, and accuse no one. They say nothing concerning their self as being anybody or knowing anything."

"If a man is unhappy, this must be due to his own fault, that he has forgotten that all things are in his own power."

"If a man does not know to what port he is sailing, no wind is favorable."

"Seek not that the things which happen should happen as you wish; but wish the things which happen to be as they are, and you will have a tranquil flow of life."