STOIC CHRISTMAS QUOTES

“The best way to cheer yourself up is to try to cheer somebody else up.” – Seneca

“Remember that your ultimate goal is to live a good life, not just a happy one.” – Epictetus

“Let us be grateful for receiving anything.” – Marcus Aurelius

“The things that upset us are not in our control; how we choose to react to them is.” – Epictetus

“Happiness and freedom begin with a clear understanding of one principle: some things are within our control, and some things are not.” – Epictetus

“You have power over your mind – not outside events. Realize this, and you will find strength.” – Marcus Aurelius

“Gratitude is not only the greatest of virtues but the parent of all others.” – Marcus Tullius Cicero

“The more we value things outside our control, the less control we have.” – Epictetus

“He who fears death will never do anything worth of a man who is alive.” – Seneca “Every morning, when you wake up, think: ‘What would make today a great day?'” – Marcus Aurelius

“The present moment is all you ever have.” – Marcus Aurelius

“If you are distressed by anything external, the pain is not due to the thing itself, but to your estimate of it; and this you have the power to revoke at any moment.” – Marcus Aurelius

“Choose not to be harmed, and you won’t feel harmed. Don’t feel harmed — and you haven’t been.” – Marcus Aurelius QUOTE VERTROUWEN

“It’s not what happens to you, but how you react to it that matters.” – Epictetus

“Letting go gives us freedom, and freedom is the only condition for happiness.” – Epictetus

“Practice gratitude for even the smallest things in life. It is the key to finding contentment.” – Marcus Tullius Cicero

“Be content with what you have; rejoice in the way things are. When you realize there is nothing lacking, the whole world belongs to you.” – Lao Tzu

“No person has the power to have everything they want, but it is in their power not to want what they don’t have, and to cheerfully put to good use what they do have.” – Seneca

“The greatest blessings of mankind are within us and within our reach; but we shut our eyes, and, like people in the dark, we fall foul upon the very thing we search for, without finding it.” – Seneca

“As long as you are alive, you have something to give.” – Marcus Aurelius

“Don’t let your mind dwell on the past or the future; focus on the present moment, for that is where your power lies.” – Epictetus

“Getting what you want is not nearly as important as accepting what you have.” – Epictetus

“Give thanks for a little, and you will find a lot.” – Hausa proverb

“He who is not a good servant will not be a good master.” – Seneca