“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.”
“Fortify yourself with contentment for this is an impregnable fortress.”
“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.”
“I must go into exile. Does any man then hinder me from going with smiles and cheerfulness and contentment?”
“True happiness is to enjoy the present, without anxious dependence upon the future, not to amuse ourselves with either hopes or fears but to rest satisfied with what we have, which is sufficient, for he that is so wants nothing.”
“It is in your power to withdraw yourself whenever you choose. Perfect tranquility within consists in the good ordering of the mind, the realm of your own.”
“The happiness of your life depends upon the quality of your thoughts.”
“Very little is needed to make a happy life; it is all within yourself in your way of thinking.”
“There is only one way to happiness and that is to cease worrying about things which are beyond the power or our will.”