If you think that you have free rein over things that are naturally beyond your control, or if you attempt to adopt the affairs of others as your own, your pursuits will be thwarted and you will become a frustrated, anxious, and fault-finding person. The Art of Living
All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given us. The Fellowship of the Ring
“Happiness does not really depend on objective conditions of either wealth, health or even community. Rather, it depends on the correlation between objective conditions and subjective expectations.” Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind
The only thing that isn't worthless: to live this life out truthfully and rightly. And be patient with those who don't. Book VI
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