"It is not poverty that is feared, but the opinion about poverty."

"If a man is unhappy, this must be due to himself, that is, to his own false choices."

"First say to yourself what you would be; and then do what you have to do."

"If you are grieved about anything external, it is not the thing itself that troubles you, but your judgment about it. And it is in your power to wipe out this judgment at any moment."

"For desire, suspend it completely for now. Because if you desire something outside your control, you are bound to be disappointed; and even things we do control, which under other circumstances would …"