Quotes I've found interesting

It is fortune, not wisdom, that rules man's life.

Marcus Tullius Cicero,   AZ Quotes

We do not find virtue in a man by the quality of his circumstances, but the quality of his actions.

Unknown  

No role is so well suited to philosophy as the one you happen to be in right now.

Marcus Aurelius  

Don't just say that you have read books.  Show that through them you have learned to think better.

Epictetus  

There’s no reason to rush through bedtime. There’s no reason to rush through anything or to anywhere. Because what we’re rushing from is our children and the limited time we get with them — the amount of which is never guaranteed.

Ryan Holiday,   Daily Stoic - How the Pandemic Changed Me as a Parent

When change comes, you can scream and try to force things to stay the same. But you usually end up getting trampled. However, if you can direct the changes, they can serve you.

Brandon Sanderson,   Towers of Midnight

You stand as you always have.  A good man does what he must.

Kore,   Spartacus, s04e10

Burnout isn't the number of hours you work. It's too much effort on things that are against your core interests and values.

Sarah Drasner,   Twitter

Deliberately designing one’s life isn’t only possible. It’s imperative.

@intentionally,   Twitter

The proper function of man is to live, not to exist. I shall not waste my days in trying to prolong them. I shall use my time.

Jack London