ancient Rome – kevinwarstadt.com

Quote of the day 04/07/26

From Seneca: “Nothing is so difficult that diligence cannot master it.”

From Horace: “Adversity has the effect of eliciting talents which, in prosperous circumstances, would have lain dormant.”

From Marcus Aurelius: “Today I escaped from anxiety. Or no, I discarded it, because it was within me, in my own perceptions—not outside.”

From Epictetus: “Freedom is the only worthy goal in life. It is won by disregarding things that lie beyond our control.”

From Epictetus: “Make the best use of what is in your power, and take the rest as it happens.”

From Marcus Aurelius: “Be like the rock that the waves keep crashing over. It stands unmoved and the raging of the sea falls still around it.”

From Seneca: “A setback has often cleared the way for greater prosperity.”

From Epictetus: “The greater the difficulty, the more glory in surmounting it.”

From Marcus Aurelius: “The blazing fire makes flames and brightness out of everything that is thrown into it.”

From Marcus Aurelius: “If it is not right, do not do it; if it is not true, do not say it.”