Epictetus is reminding you that serenity and stability are results of your choices and judgment, not your environment.
The worst thing about being famous is the invasion of your privacy.
A man might share his wealth, but never his authority.
Children imitate their parents, employees their managers.
And when the earth began to rumble and quake, as fear and frantic set in, he ran back inside the house past his wife and children, gathering all the valuables and things he thought of importance, and...
Ninety-five per cent of your success or failure will come from your daily habits.
Most priests wish they were as righteous as they seem to most members of their congregations.
Until you develop the courage to pursue that dream in your heart, you will never reach your true potential.
I'd rather be able to face myself in the bathroom mirror than be rich and famous.
A black hole holds all the colors of the universe.
One can talk good and shower down roses, but it's the receiver that has to walk through the thorns, and all its false expectations.