"He suffers more than necessary" — Seneca

He suffers more than necessary, who suffers before it is necessary.

Letters from a Stoic, Letter XCVIII, 8

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Men are disturbed not by the things which happen, but by the opinions about the things.

Enchiridion, Chapter V

Very little is needed to make a happy life; it is all within yourself, in your way of thinking.

Meditations, Book VII

It is not death that a man should fear, but he should fear never beginning to live.

Meditations, Book 12