He who fears he will suffer, already suffers from his fear.

Michel de Montaigne

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The willing are led by fate, the reluctant dragged.

El desorden simulado postula una disciplina perfecta; el miedo simulado postula valor; la debilidad simulada postula la fuerza.

It is not external events themselves that cause us distress, but the way in which we think about them... It is our attitudes and reactions that give us trouble. We cannot choose our external circumstances, but we can always choose how we respond to them.

When jarred, unavoidably, by circumstances, revert at once to yourself, and don't lose the rhythm more than you can help. You'll have a better grasp of harmony if you keep on going back to it.

Marcus Aurelius

By going within. Nowhere you can go is more peaceful — more free of interruptions — than your own soul.

Marcus Aurelius

Peace must be found in the imperfect present.

The Stoic Emperor

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