“Well-being is realized by small steps, but is truly no small thing." -Zeno of Citium

"The greatest wealth is a poverty of desires." -Seneca

“God has entrusted me with myself. No man is free who is not master of himself. A man should so live that his happiness shall depend as little as possible on external things. The world turns aside to let any man pass who knows where he is going.“ -Epictetus

"If anyone tells you that a certain person speaks ill of you, do not make excuses about what is said of you but answer, “He was ignorant of my other faults, else he would not have mentioned these alone." -Epictetus

“To get a better grasp of the problem, we have to ask: is the leader introducing the changes relying on his own resources, or does he depend on other people support; that is, does he have to beg help to achieve his goals, or can he impose them? If he’s begging, help, he’s bound to fail and will get nowhere. But if he’s got his own resources and can impose his plans, then it’s unlikely he’ll be running serious risks. This is why the visionary who has armed force on his side has always won through, while unarmed even your visionary is always a loser. Because on top of everything else, we must remember that the general public mood will swing. It’s easy to convince people of something, but hard to keep them convinced. So when they stop believing in you, you must be in a position to force them to believe.” -Niccolo Machiavelli