"The foundation of every state is the education of its youth." —Diogenes

"What progress, you ask, have I made? I have begun to be a friend to myself." —Hecato Of Rhodes

"Don’t allow yourself to be heard any longer griping about public life, not even with your own ears!" —Marcus Aurelius

"The greater the difficulty, the more glory in surmounting it. Skillful pilots gain their reputations from storms and tempests." —Epictetus

"Accept whatever comes to you woven in the pattern of your destiny, for what could more aptly fit your needs?" —Marcus Aurelius

"At dawn, when you have trouble getting out of bed, tell yourself: I have to go to work—as a human being. What do I have to complain of, if I’m going to do what I was born for—the things I was brought into the world to do? Or is this what I was created for? To huddle under the blankets and stay warm?" —Marcus Aurelius