Stoic quotes, from the people who wrote them

You do not know where death awaits you; so be ready for it everywhere.

Cast away opinion: thou art saved. Who then hinders thee from casting it away?

Remember that neither the future nor the past pains thee, but only the present.

It is indeed foolish to be unhappy now because you may be unhappy at some future time.

Death is so little to be feared that through its good offices nothing is to be feared.

Short is life. There is only one fruit of this terrene life—a pious disposition and social acts.

Since it is possible that thou mayest depart from life this very moment, regulate every act and thought accordingly.

That man is happiest, and is secure in his own possession of himself, who can await the morrow without apprehension.

To-day I have got out of all trouble, or rather I have cast out all trouble, for it was not outside, but within and in my opinions.

He who has learned to die has unlearned slavery.

When I focus on stuff that's within my control instead of getting angry or stressed about other people's tasks, I feel a lot more tranquil.

It is not what happens to you, but how you react to it that matters.

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

No man is free who is not master of himself.

Every mischance in life was an opportunity to behave well.

Life will have terrible blows, horrible blows, unfair blows. Doesn’t matter.

First say to yourself what you would be; and then do what you have to do.

We have two ears and one mouth so that we can listen twice as much as we speak.