“Seek not that the things which happen should happen as you wish; but wish the things which happen to be as they are, and you will have a tranquil flow of life.” — Epictetus · Enchiridion
“Do not seek to have events happen as you want them to, but instead want them to happen as they do happen, and your life will go well.” — Epictetus · Enchiridion
“He is a wise man who does not grieve for the things which he has not, but rejoices for those which he has.” — Epictetus · Fragments
“How long are you going to wait before you demand the best for yourself?” — Epictetus · Discourses, Book I
“First say to yourself what you would be; and then do what you have to do.” — Epictetus · Discourses, Book III