Epictetus

“It is the nature of the wise to resist pleasures, but the foolish to be a slave to them.”

“Unless we place our religion and our treasure in the same thing, religion will always be sacrificed.”

“Not every difficult and dangerous thing is suitable for training, but only that which is conducive to success in achieving the object of our effort.”

“No greater thing is created suddenly, any more than a bunch of grapes or a fig. If you tell me that you desire a fig, I answer you that there must be time. Let it first blossom, then bear fruit, then ripen.”

“If you seek truth you will not seek victory by dishonorable means, and if you find truth you will become invincible.”