Pain is a teacher that commands the attention of every student. A lesson learned from suffering is not easily forgotten.

The Stoic Emperor

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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.

How do some achieve what many desire? They seek the best teachers. They sacrifice. They delay gratification. They see the world as it is, not as they wish it to be. They revise their theories. They resist distraction. They watch the right metrics. They avoid costly drama.

The Stoic Emperor

It is precisely in times of immunity from care that the soul should toughen itself beforehand for occasions of greater stress, and it is while fortune is kind that it should fortify itself against her violence.

Lay hold of today's task, and you will not need to depend so much upon tomorrow's.

The perfected future never arrives. Life is full of seemingly endless trouble, and then life ends. Find peace in the imperfect present.

The Stoic Emperor

But life is very short and anxious for those who forget the past, neglect the present, and fear the future.

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