Everywhere and at all times it is in thy power piously to acquiesce in thy present condition, and to behave, justly to those who are about thee, and to exert thy skill upon thy present thoughts, that nothing shall steal into them without being well examined.
Marcus Aurelius outlines the constant power one has to accept circumstances, act justly, and maintain mental discipline.
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Be cheerful also, and seek not external help nor the tranquillity which others give.
There was in him nothing harsh, nor implacable, nor violent, nor, as one may say, anything carried to the sweating point; but he examined all things severally, as if he had abundance of time, and without confusion, in an orderly way…
What a power man has to do nothing except what God will approve, and to accept all that God may give him.
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