"If a man has seen a snake, and has not been bitten, but has been frightened, he is not on that account the less afraid, although he may say, 'I am not afraid.'"

"Suffering arises from trying to control what is uncontrollable, or from neglecting what is within our power."

"Circumstances do not rise to meet our expectations. Events happen as they do. People behave as they are. Embrace what you actually get."

"Do not seek to have everything that happens happen as you wish, but wish for everything to happen as it actually does happen, and your life will be serene."

"If you want to be a philosopher, prepare to be mocked."