Epictetus

The essence of philosophy is that a man should so live that his happiness shall depend as little as possible on external things.

All philosophy lies in two words, sustain and abstain.

Wealth consists not in having great possessions, but in having few wants.

Be careful to leave your sons well instructed rather than rich, for the hopes of the instructed are better than the wealth of the ignorant.

Whoever does not regard what he has as most ample wealth, is unhappy, though he be master of the world.

Unless we place our religion and our treasure in the same thing, religion will always be sacrificed.

The greater the difficulty the more glory in surmounting it. Skillful pilots gain their reputation from storms and tempests.

Difficulties are things that show a person what they are.

Freedom is the right to live as we wish.

Freedom is not procured by a full enjoyment of what is desired, but by controlling the desire.

Is freedom anything else than the right to live as we wish? Nothing else.

Whenever you are angry, be assured that it is not only a present evil, but that you have increased a habit.