
We suffer more often in imagination than reality.
Seneca
We suffer more often in imagination than reality.
– Seneca

Life is made up of sobs, sniffles, and smiles, with sniffles predominating.
O. Henry (The gift of Magi)
Life is made up of sobs, sniffles, and smiles, with sniffles predominating.
O. Henry (The gift of Magi)

Calm —indeed the calmest— reflection might be better than the most confused decisions.
Franz Kafka (The metamorphosis)
Calm —indeed the calmest— reflection might be better than the most confused decisions.
Franz Kafka (The metamorphosis)

I cannot make you understand. I cannot make anyone understand what is happening inside me. I cannot even explain it to myself.
Franz Kafka (The metamorphosis)
I cannot make you understand. I cannot make anyone understand what is happening inside me. I cannot even explain it to myself.
Franz Kafka (The metamorphosis)

If you really want to escape the things that harass you, what you’re needing is not to be in a different place but to be a different person.
Seneca (Letters from a Stoic)
If you really want to escape the things that harass you, what you’re needing is not to be in a different place but to be a different person.
– Seneca (Letters from a Stoic)

Never depend on the admiration of others. There is no strength in it. Personal merit cannot be derived from an external source. It is not to be found in your personal associations, nor can it be found in the regard of other people. It is a fact of life that other people, even people who love you, will not necessarily agree with your ideas, understand you, or share your enthusiasms. Grow up! Who cares what other people think about you!”
Epictus (The Art of Living: The Classical Manual on Virtue, Happiness, and Effectiveness)
Never depend on the admiration of others. There is no strength in it. Personal merit cannot be derived from an external source. It is not to be found in your personal associations, nor can it be found in the regard of other people. It is a fact of life that other people, even people who love you, will not necessarily agree with your ideas, understand you, or share your enthusiasms. Grow up! Who cares what other people think about you!”
Epictus (The Art of Living: The Classical Manual on Virtue, Happiness, and Effectiveness)

Whatever happens around you, don’t take it personally… Nothing other people do is because of you. It is because of themselves.
Don Miguel Ruiz (The Four Agreements: A Practical Guide to Personal Freedom)
Whatever happens around you, don’t take it personally… Nothing other people do is because of you. It is because of themselves.
Don Miguel Ruiz (The Four Agreements: A Practical Guide to Personal Freedom)

Yesterday I was clever, so I wanted to change the world. Today I am wise, so I am changing myself.
Rumi
Yesterday I was clever, so I wanted to change the world. Today I am wise, so I am changing myself.
Rumi

Life is what happens while you are busy making other plans.
John LennoN
Life is what happens while you are busy making other plans.
John Lennon
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