Top Ten Stoicism Quotes

If you are ever tempted to look for outside approval, realize that you have

If you are ever tempted to look for outside approval, realize that you have compromised your own integrity. If you need a witness, be your own. - Epictetus

It is unrealistic to expect people to see you as you see yourself. - Epictetus

Never discourage anyone who continually makes progress, no matter how slow. - Plato

It never ceases to amaze me, we all love ourselves more than other people, but

It never ceases to amaze me, we all love ourselves more than other people, but care more about their opinions than their own. - Marcus Aurelius

Do not spoil what you have by desiring what you have not; remember that what

Do not spoil what you have by desiring what you have not; remember that what you now have was once among the things you only hoped for. - Epicurus

If it is not right, do not do it. If it is not true, do not say it. - Marcus Aurelius

A man who suffers more before it is necessary, suffers more than is necessary. - Seneca

We suffer more often in imagination than reality. - Seneca

You are scared of dying, and tell me, is the kind of life you lead any

You are scared of dying, and tell me, is the kind of life you lead any different than being dead? - Seneca

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

You have power on your own mind, not outside events

Realize this, and you will find strength. - Marcus Aurelius

Waste no more time arguing what a good man should be. Be One. - Marcus Aurelius

External things are not the problem

It's your assessment of them. Which you can erase right now - Marcus Aurelius

Be tolerant of others and strict with yourself - Marcus Aurelius

If you want to improve, be content to be thought foolish and stupid. - Epictetus

Death smiles at us all, but all a man can do is smile back. - Marcus Aurelius

Every man must decide for himself whether to walk in the light of creative

Every man must decide for himself whether to walk in the light of creative altruism or in the darkness of selfish destructiveness. - Martin Luther King Jr