“Don't seek to have events happen as you wish, but wish them to happen as they do happen, and all will be well with you.”
“Asked, Who is the rich man? Epictetus replied, “He who is content.”
“Demand not that things happen as you wish, but wish them to happen as they do, and you will go on well.”
“He who is content.”
“He is a wise man who does not grieve for the things which he has not, but rejoices for those which he has.”
“Wealth consists not in having great possessions, but in having few wants.”
“Fortify yourself with contentment for this is an impregnable fortress.”
“Don’t seek that all that comes about should come about as you wish, but wish that everything that comes about should come about just as it does, and then you’ll have a calm and happy life.”
“Circumstances do not rise to meet our expectations. Events happen as they do. People behave as they are. Embrace what you actually get.”
“Don't hope that events will turn out the way you want, welcome events in whichever way they happen: this is the path to peace.”