We suffer more often in imagination than in reality
True happiness is to enjoy the present, without anxious dependence upon the future, not to amuse ourselves with either hopes or fears but to rest satisfied with what we have, which is sufficient, for he that is so wants nothing. The greatest blessings of mankind are within us and within our reach. A wise man is content with his lot, whatever it may be, without wishing for what he has not.
Seneca
It does not matter how slowly you go, as long as you do not stop.
Confucius
No need to hurry. No need to sparkle. No need to be anybody but oneself.
Our sweetest songs are those that tell of saddest thoughts.
He who conquered himself is the mightiest warrior.
Nothing ever becomes real till it is experienced.
The desire of power in excess caused the angels to fall; the desire of knowledge in excess caused man to fall: but in charity there is no excess; neither can …
Oh man. There's so many.
A few places to find some of my faves:
The Stoic Resurrection channels: #662497
19 David Goggins quotes: #826070
"Study the Greats" #872084
"Wars, Separation of Money and State" #555662
"On Enlightenment" #548857
“In the end, all things return to dust, and the means by which we travel the road make little difference. It is the road itself, and the will to travel it, that matters.”
I got an ancient Chinese quote from Mengzi that I like a lot and often recite to myself whenever I face stress or hardship.
天將降大任於是人也，必先苦其心志，勞其筋骨，餓其體膚，空乏其身，行拂亂其所爲。
It roughly translates to
When Heaven is about to confer a great responsibility on a man, it will first test his will with hardship, exhaust his muscles and bones with toil, starve his body and skin, deplete his resources, and frustrate his efforts.
“If you use your mind as a memory bank, the past will repeat itself in cycles. If your mind becomes pure attention, you will know everything that is worth knowing.”
Please feel free to tell me how they were. I truly like people who have a taste for literature :)