"Do not indulge in dreams of having what you have not, but reckon up the chief of the blessings you do possess, and then thankfully remember how you would crave for them if they were not yours."
"For if we had any sense, what else should we do, both in public and in private, than sing hymns and praise the deity, and recount all the favours that he has conferred!"
"Nothing is more honorable than a grateful heart."
"The fool's life is empty of gratitude and full of fears; its course lies wholly toward the future."
"Asked, Who is the rich man? Epictetus replied, “He who is content."