Marcus Aurelius — "The universe is transformation; life is opinion."

"The art of living is more like wrestling than dancing."

"What is evil? It is that which you have often seen. And on all occasions, when thou art vexed at anything, remember that it is nothing else than that which thou hast often seen. And generally thou wil…"

"Consider how much more pain is brought on us by the anger and vexation caused by such acts than by the acts themselves, at which we are angry and vexed."

"Observe constantly that all things take place by change, and accustom thyself to consider that the nature of the Universe loves nothing so much as to change existing things and to make new things like…"

"The soul of a man is a portion of God."