Most of what passes for legitimate entertainment is inferior or foolish and only caters to or exploits people’s weakness. - Epictetus

Verlange nicht, dass das, was geschieht, so geschieht, wie du es wünschst, sondern wünsche, dass es so geschieht, wie es geschieht, und dein Leben wird heiter dahinströmen

Do not desire anything that is not your own, because nothing is your own that is not up to you to procure or to secure whenever you want. Keep your hands right off it, but first and foremost keep your desire well away. Otherwise you are giving yourself up to slavery and submitting your neck to the yoke, if ever you admire what is not your own and feel strongly for things that are dependent on others and are perishable.

As the sun does not wait for prayers and incantations tob e induced to rise, but immediately shines and is saluted by all, so do you also not wait for clappings of hands and shouts of praise tob e induced to do good, but be a doer of good voluntarily and you will be beloved as much as the sun.