You are the one who knows yourself – which is to say, you know how much you are worth in your own estimation, and therefore at what price you will se… - Epictetus

In the long run, every man will pay the penalty for his own misdeeds. The man who remembers this will be angry with no one, indignant with no one, revile no one, blame no one, offend no one, hate no one.

No, I cannot escape death, but at least I can escape the fear of it – or do I have to die moaning and groaning too?

Some things are in our control and others not. Things in our control are opinion, pursuit, desire, aversion, and, in a word, whatever are our own actions. Things not in our control are body, property, reputation, command, and, in one word, whatever are not our own actions.