distinguish between your own and not your own, the things which are in your power and not in your power, - Epictetus

Set before your eyes every day death and exile and everything else that looks terrible, especially death. Then you will never any any mean thought or be too keen on anything.

Put up with being laughed at on occasion; look around you, and give yourself a good shaking to find out who you really are.

It is the mark of a cude disposition to spend most of one's time on bodily functions such as exercise, eating, drinking, defecating and copulating. These are the things to be done just incidentally. All your attention should be on your mind.