Stoicism Quotes

“Let us learn to be contented with our lot.”

“We must not achieve detachment, we must be detached.”

“It is the nature of the wise to seek to conquer fortune, not to be conquered by it.”

“For after all, the best thing one can do when it is raining is to let it rain.”

“The vast majority of us imagine ourselves as being in control of our lives. This is a delusion. The truth is, the only thing we can control is our own thoughts.”

“Indeed.”

“You can’t control what other people think. You can only control how you react.”

“Everything in the world is full of signs. All events are coordinated. All things depend on each other. Everything breathes together.”

“The troubles of our proud and angry dust are from eternity, and shall not fail. Bear them we can, and if we can we must. Shoulder the sky, my lad, and drink your ale.”

“To be able to dispense with good things is tantamount to possessing them.”

“Luck's a chance, but trouble's sure, I'd face it as a wise man would, And train for ill and not for good.”

“Do not let your peace depend on the hearts of men.”

“There is nothing outside of yourself that can ever enable you to get better, stronger, richer, quicker, or smarter.”

“For as long as there is a sun and a moon, there will be countless uncomfortable things in this world that we can neither avoid nor change.”

“A stoic of the woods, a man without a tear.”

“One must not be seen to give in to feelings.”

“Do not seek pleasure for its own sake.”

“There are two things in my life that I will not have, screaming and crying. We do not do it. And the other thing we do not do is feel sorry for ourselves.”

“Don't cry out loud, just keep it inside, learn how to hide your feelings.”

“In the end, it is the only kind of dignity that is left to us, to be brave and uncomplaining, and to write a good letter.”