7 Stoic Quotes on Mindfulness Practices

  • On the occasion of every accident that befalls you, remember to turn to yourself and inquire what power you have for turning it to use.

    — Epictetus, Enchiridion 10

  • Nothing is more honorable than a grateful heart.

    — Seneca, Moral Letters 81.19

  • The happiness of your life depends upon the quality of your thoughts.

    — Marcus Aurelius, Meditations 3.9

  • Nowhere can man find a quieter or more untroubled retreat than in his own soul.

    — Marcus Aurelius, Meditations 4.3

  • We should every night call ourselves to an account; What infirmity have I mastered today? What passions opposed? What temptation resisted? What virtue acquired? Our vices will abort of themselves if they be brought every day to the shrift.

    — Seneca, On Anger 3.36

  • It is in your power to withdraw yourself whenever you desire. Perfect tranquility within consists in the good ordering of the mind, the realm of your own.

    — Marcus Aurelius, Meditations 4.3

  • The mind that is anxious about future events is miserable.

    — Seneca, Moral Letters 98.5