"Freedom is not procured by a full enjoyment of what is desired, but by controlling the desire." — Epictetus

We should not moor a ship with one anchor, or our life with one hope.

It is not death or pain that is to be dreaded, but the fear of pain or death.

One that desires to excel should endeavor in those things that are in themselves most excellent.

Do not laugh much or often or unrestrainedly.